Multiplication and Division Stories up to 12 times tables

Question 1

Millie did her washing and had 24 socks to pair together. What equation represents this?

Accepted Answer

12 x 2 = 24

Question 2

Bob had 32 blocks and he divided them into equal piles. Which answer describes what Bob did?

Accepted Answer

8 piles of 4 blocks

Question 3

I read 5 stories with 11 pages in each story. How many pages did I read altogether?

Accepted Answer

55

Question 4

Sally made 40 cupcakes and gave them to 8 friends. How many cupcakes did each friend get?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 5

18 balloons were used to make 3 balloon animals. How many balloons did each animal require?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 6

Jim had 7 packets of lollipops and in each packet there were 9 lollipops. How many altogether?

Accepted Answer

63

Question 7

Which equations give the answer of 30?

Accepted Answer

5 x 6 and 3 x 10

Question 8

George had 6 sheep in each of his 6 paddocks. How many sheep did he have altogether?

Accepted Answer

36

Question 9

There were 9 cats and they each had 3 kittens. How many kittens were there altogether?

Accepted Answer

27

Question 10

There were 36 tyres to put on some new cars. How many cars could be fitted with new tyres?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 11

Mr Nash has 12 packets of pencils with 6 in each packet. How many pencils are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

72

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