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Math Grade 2-3

Word Problems: Multiplication and Division

Solve equal groups and sharing problems

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Practice solving multiplication and division word problems using equal groups, arrays, and fair sharing.

Read each problem carefully. Decide whether to multiply or divide. Show your work in the space provided.

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Solve equal groups and sharing problems

Math - Grade 2-3

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Decide whether to multiply or divide. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1
    Four bags with three apples in each bag.

    Mia has 4 bags of apples. Each bag has 3 apples. How many apples does Mia have in all?

  2. 2
    Eighteen crayons shared equally among three students.

    There are 18 crayons. The crayons are shared equally among 3 students. How many crayons does each student get?

  3. 3
    Six plates with five cookies on each plate.

    A baker puts 5 cookies on each plate. There are 6 plates. How many cookies are there altogether?

  4. 4
    Twenty-four stickers divided equally onto four pages.

    Sam has 24 stickers. He puts the same number of stickers on 4 pages. How many stickers go on each page?

  5. 5
    Seven rows of chairs with four chairs in each row.

    There are 7 rows of chairs in the classroom. Each row has 4 chairs. How many chairs are there in all?

  6. 6
    Twenty carrots tied into bundles of five.

    A farmer has 20 carrots. She ties them into bundles of 5 carrots each. How many bundles can she make?

  7. 7
    Three boxes with eight pencils in each box.

    Liam buys 3 boxes of pencils. Each box has 8 pencils. How many pencils does Liam buy?

  8. 8
    Twenty-seven markers shared equally among nine tables.

    A teacher has 27 markers. She gives the same number of markers to 9 tables. How many markers does each table get?

  9. 9
    Five fish tanks with six fish in each tank.

    There are 5 fish tanks. Each tank has 6 fish. How many fish are there altogether?

  10. 10
    Sixteen beads made into bracelets with four beads each.

    Nora has 16 beads. She makes bracelets with 4 beads on each bracelet. How many bracelets can she make?

  11. 11
    Four soccer teams with nine players on each team.

    A soccer team has 9 players. There are 4 teams at the park. How many players are there in all?

  12. 12
    Thirty-two books placed equally on eight shelves.

    There are 32 books. They are placed equally on 8 shelves. How many books are on each shelf?

  13. 13
    Six rows of flowers with seven flowers in each row.

    A garden has 6 rows of flowers. Each row has 7 flowers. How many flowers are in the garden?

  14. 14
    Twenty-one toy cars divided equally into three bins.

    Ethan has 21 toy cars. He puts them equally into 3 bins. How many toy cars go in each bin?

  15. 15
    Eight lunch tables with five students at each table.

    There are 8 lunch tables. Each table seats 5 students. How many students can sit at the tables altogether?

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