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Math Grade 2-3 Answer Key

Word Problems: Multiplication and Division

Solve equal groups and sharing problems

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Word Problems: Multiplication and Division

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

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

    Think of 4 equal groups with 3 apples in each group.

    Mia has 12 apples in all because 4 groups of 3 equals 12.
  2. 2

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

    Each student gets 6 crayons because 18 divided by 3 equals 6.
  3. 3

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

    You can skip count by 5 six times.

    There are 30 cookies altogether because 6 times 5 equals 30.
  4. 4

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

    Find the number that makes 4 equal groups total 24.

    Sam puts 6 stickers on each page because 24 divided by 4 equals 6.
  5. 5

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

    There are 28 chairs in all because 7 times 4 equals 28.
  6. 6

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

    Count how many groups of 5 fit into 20.

    She can make 4 bundles because 20 divided by 5 equals 4.
  7. 7

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

    Liam buys 24 pencils because 3 times 8 equals 24.
  8. 8

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

    Think about sharing 27 markers into 9 equal groups.

    Each table gets 3 markers because 27 divided by 9 equals 3.
  9. 9

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

    You can add 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6.

    There are 30 fish altogether because 5 times 6 equals 30.
  10. 10

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

    Nora can make 4 bracelets because 16 divided by 4 equals 4.
  11. 11

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

    This is an equal groups problem with 4 groups of 9.

    There are 36 players in all because 4 times 9 equals 36.
  12. 12

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

    There are 4 books on each shelf because 32 divided by 8 equals 4.
  13. 13

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

    Use multiplication because each row has the same number of flowers.

    There are 42 flowers in the garden because 6 times 7 equals 42.
  14. 14

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

    Each bin gets 7 toy cars because 21 divided by 3 equals 7.
  15. 15

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

    Skip count by 5 for each lunch table.

    Altogether, 40 students can sit at the tables because 8 times 5 equals 40.
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