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Cogito

Grade 3 Math · Chapter 1 · Lesson 10

Practice Worksheet

Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Deciding which operation the story needs.

10 problems · about 14 minutes · 3.OA.A.3

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

Set what the story tells you and read off the missing number.

7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 42

6 × 7 = 42

How many groups6
How many in each7
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

1 problem

  1. From “Multiplying by 0 and 1”

    7 × 0 = ?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. 5 boxes with 8 pens each. How many pens?

    Answer

  2. The total is known and the group size is missing. What do you do?

    • Divide.
    • Multiply.

  3. "7 bags with 4 apples each. How many apples?"

    • Multiply.
    • Divide.

  4. 7 bags with 4 apples each. How many apples?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. 45 sweets shared between 9 children. How many each?

    Answer

  2. 24 chairs in rows of 6. How many rows?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

3 problems

  1. The Bookshelf

    8 shelves each hold 5 books. How many books altogether?

    Answerbooks

  2. The Cupcakes

    36 cupcakes go equally into 4 boxes. How many in each box?

    Answercupcakes

  3. The Teams

    30 children make teams of 5. How many teams are there?

    Answerteams