6th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade problem solving & word problems worksheet.
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Show your work for each problem.
1.There are 5 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 30 pencils
- 5 × 6 = 30
2.Liam shares 20 candies equally between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 4 candies each
- 20 ÷ 5 = 4
3.There are 7 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 42 pencils
- 7 × 6 = 42
4.Zoe packs 60 muffins into bags of 7. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 8 full bags, 4 left over
- 60 ÷ 7 = 8 remainder 4
5.There are 4 boxes with 9 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 36 pencils
- 4 × 9 = 36
6.Isla shares 56 candies equally between 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 8 candies each
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8
7.Grace packs 84 muffins into bags of 8. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 10 full bags, 4 left over
- 84 ÷ 8 = 10 remainder 4
8.Hunter packs 55 muffins into bags of 6. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 1 left over
- 55 ÷ 6 = 9 remainder 1
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