Math Grade 2-3

Word Problems: Multiplication and Division

Solve equal groups and sharing problems

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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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