Multiplication and Division Word Problems Worksheet for Practice

I'll solve each multiplication and division word problem step by step.

Problem 1: Sandy has 10 dollars in five dollar bills. How many five dollar bills does she have?
- Total money: $10
- Each bill is worth: $5
- Number of bills = 10 ÷ 5 = 2

Problem 2: Mary, Tim, and Sam each have 8 markers. How many markers do they have in all?
- Number of people: 3 (Mary, Tim, Sam)
- Markers per person: 8
- Total markers = 3 × 8 = 24

Problem 3: Fred catches eight trout. Sally catches twice as many trout as Fred. How many trout did Sally catch?
- Fred's trout: 8
- Sally catches twice as many: 8 × 2 = 16

Problem 4: Keith goes out to lunch with Dan and Sally. Each person orders the $9 lunch special. Keith agrees to pay the bill. How much will he have to pay?
- Number of people: 3 (Keith, Dan, Sally)
- Cost per person: $9
- Total cost = 3 × 9 = $27

Problem 5: A restaurant sold 5 sandwiches and 7 pies every day for a week. How many sandwiches were sold during the week?
- Sandwiches per day: 5
- Days in a week: 7
- Total sandwiches = 5 × 7 = 35

Problem 6: Dan has twelve blue balloons. He wants to give his six friends the same number of blue balloons. How many will each friend get?
- Total balloons: 12
- Number of friends: 6
- Balloons per friend = 12 ÷ 6 = 2

Problem 7: Joan found 9 seashells at the beach. She plans to give all of her seashells equally to her four friends. How many seashells will each friend get?
- Total seashells: 9
- Number of friends: 4
- Seashells per friend = 9 ÷ 4 = 2 remainder 1
- Each friend gets 2 seashells (with 1 left over)

Problem 8: Tim worked twenty hours during the last five days. Assuming that he worked the same amount of hours each day, how long did he work each day?
- Total hours: 20
- Number of days: 5
- Hours per day = 20 ÷ 5 = 4

Problem 9: There were a total of twenty-seven football games during the three month season, and seven were played at night. If the games are equally divided, how many football games were played each month?
- Total games: 27
- Number of months: 3
- Games per month = 27 ÷ 3 = 9
(Note: The information about 7 games at night is extra information not needed for this question)

Problem 10: Mary is selling three gumballs for eight cents each. Her sister has seven gumballs. How much money can Mary get from selling the gumballs?
- Mary's gumballs: 3
- Price per gumball: 8 cents
- Money Mary gets = 3 × 8 = 24 cents
(Note: Her sister's 7 gumballs is extra information - we only care about Mary's sales)

Final Answer:
1) 2 five dollar bills
2) 24 markers
3) 16 trout
4) $27
5) 35 sandwiches
6) 2 balloons each
7) 2 seashells each
8) 4 hours each day
9) 9 games each month
10) 24 cents