6th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade problem solving & word problems worksheet.
6th Grade Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Show your work for each problem.
1.There are 9 boxes with 8 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 72 pencils
- 9 × 8 = 72
2.Harper packs 22 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 5 full bags, 2 left over
- 22 ÷ 4 = 5 remainder 2
3.Kai packs 31 muffins into bags of 4. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 7 full bags, 3 left over
- 31 ÷ 4 = 7 remainder 3
4.There are 9 boxes with 6 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 54 pencils
- 9 × 6 = 54
5.There are 6 boxes with 4 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there altogether?
Answer: 24 pencils
- 6 × 4 = 24
6.Chloe packs 69 muffins into bags of 7. How many full bags are there, and how many muffins are left over?
Answer: 9 full bags, 6 left over
- 69 ÷ 7 = 9 remainder 6
7.Harper shares 32 candies equally between 8 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 4 candies each
- 32 ÷ 8 = 4
8.Amelia shares 35 candies equally between 7 friends. How many does each friend get?
Answer: 5 candies each
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5
Marking tips
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