Story problems: × and ÷

Multiplying and dividing inside a story, division that leaves something over, and the two-step problems that follow them.

5 sheets · 25 questions · one answer key · 6 pages

Recommended for grades 3–4

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Multiplying stories Sheet 1 of 5

Word problemsMultiplying

Name: Date:

Read each problem. Write the answer.

1Ines filled 5 seed trays with 7 carrots in each. Besides those, Ines has 3 bulbs.How many carrots does Ines have in all?

2Ines filled 4 seed trays with 8 bulbs in each. Besides those, Ines has 9 carrots.How many bulbs does Ines have in all?

3Ines filled 5 seed trays with 7 seedlings in each.How many seedlings does Ines have in all?

4Otto filled 3 seed trays with 4 tomatoes in each. Otto has 7 seedlings as well.How many tomatoes does Otto have in all?

5Otto filled 4 seed trays with 4 carrots in each.How many carrots does Otto have in all?

Word problemsDividing

Name: Date:

Read each problem. Write the answer.

1Bea put 20 tomatoes equally into 5 seed trays.How many tomatoes went in each seed tray?

2Sam put 42 seeds equally into 6 trays. Sam has 9 rocks as well.How many seeds went in each tray?

3Sam packed 32 photos into trays of 8.How many trays did Sam fill?

4Otto put 21 seedlings equally into 3 seed trays. Besides those, Otto has 9 carrots.How many seedlings went in each seed tray?

5Otto put 16 tomatoes equally into 2 seed trays.How many tomatoes went in each seed tray?

Word problemsDivision with remainders

Name: Date:

Read each problem. Write the answer.

1Ben packs 46 strawberries into bins of 5.How many full bins can Ben fill?

2Ben shares 38 onions equally among 5 friends.How many onions are left over?

3Ben packs 38 plums into bins of 5.How many full bins can Ben fill?

4Ines shares 16 potatoes equally among 3 friends.How many potatoes are left over?

5Ana shares 47 pears equally among 5 friends.How many pears are left over?

Word problemsTwo-step

Name: Date:

Read each problem. Write the answer.

1Rafi has a box of 42 plums. An aunt sends 22, and soon after Rafi donates 28 to the club.How many plums does Rafi have now?

2Rafi has 28 apples. A neighbor drops off 10. Then Rafi gives 12 to a friend.How many apples did Rafi have in total? How many apples does Rafi have now?

3Rafi has 51 tomatoes. A neighbor drops off 10. Then Rafi gives 4 to a friend.How many tomatoes did Rafi have in total? How many tomatoes does Rafi have now?

4Tomas has 18 potatoes. A neighbor drops off 30. Then Tomas gives 17 to a friend.How many potatoes did Tomas have in total? How many potatoes does Tomas have now?

5Tomas already had 29 apples, and a friend brings 13 more. In the end, Tomas hands 18 to a cousin.How many apples does Tomas have now?

Word problemsMixed operations

Name: Date:

Read each problem. Write the answer.

1Ines set out with 59 seedlings and ended up giving away 42 of them.How many seedlings are left now?

2Ines began with 21 bulbs. After planting some more, Ines had 29 bulbs.How many bulbs did Ines plant?

3Ines counted 35 carrots at first and composted some. In the end, Ines kept 15 carrots.How many carrots did Ines compost?

4Imani filled 9 sample bags with 9 leaf samples in each. Besides those, Imani has 7 photos.How many leaf samples does Imani have in all?

5Imani has 53 rocks, while Ana has only 25 rocks.How many more rocks does Imani have than Ana?

Power Pack · Story problems: × and ÷Answer key

Multiplying stories

1. 5 × 7 = 35 carrots2. 4 × 8 = 32 bulbs3. 5 × 7 = 35 seedlings4. 3 × 4 = 12 tomatoes5. 4 × 4 = 16 carrots

Dividing stories

1. 20 ÷ 5 = 4 tomatoes2. 42 ÷ 6 = 7 seeds3. 32 ÷ 8 = 4 trays4. 21 ÷ 3 = 7 seedlings5. 16 ÷ 2 = 8 tomatoes

Stories with a remainder

1. 46 ÷ 5 = 9 R 1 → 9 bins2. 38 ÷ 5 = 7 R 3 → 3 onions3. 38 ÷ 5 = 7 R 3 → 7 bins4. 16 ÷ 3 = 5 R 1 → 1 potato5. 47 ÷ 5 = 9 R 2 → 2 pears

Two-step stories

1. 42 + 22 = 64, then 64 − 28 = 36 plums2. 28 + 10 = 38 apples; 38 − 12 = 26 apples3. 51 + 10 = 61 tomatoes; 61 − 4 = 57 tomatoes4. 18 + 30 = 48 potatoes; 48 − 17 = 31 potatoes5. 29 + 13 = 42, then 42 − 18 = 24 apples

Mixed stories

1. 59 − 42 = 17 seedlings2. 29 − 21 = 8 bulbs3. 35 − 15 = 20 carrots4. 9 × 9 = 81 leaf samples5. 53 − 25 = 28 rocks

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