Multiplication and Division Word Problems Quiz | Year 3 Maths

Question 1

There are 20 chocolates. Sarah eats half of them. How many chocolates does Sarah eat?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

15

Answer

20

Question 2

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. John eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza has John eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 3

A baker has 24 cupcakes and wants to put them into 6 boxes with the same number of cupcakes in each box. How many cupcakes will he put in each box?

Accepted Answer

4 cupcakes

Answer

3 cupcakes

Answer

5 cupcakes

Answer

6 cupcakes

Question 4

A group of friends are playing marbles. They have 20 marbles in total and want to share them equally among 5 people. How many marbles will each person get?

Accepted Answer

4 marbles

Answer

3 marbles

Answer

5 marbles

Answer

6 marbles

Question 5

A farmer has 32 sheep and wants to put them into groups of 4. How many groups can he make?

Accepted Answer

8 groups

Answer

6 groups

Answer

10 groups

Answer

12 groups

Question 6

There are 18 children playing football in the playground and they want to split into 3 equal teams. How many children will be in each team?

Accepted Answer

6 children

Answer

5 children

Answer

7 children

Answer

9 children

Question 7

There are 3 boxes, each containing 4 crayons. How many crayons are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

7

Answer

15

Answer

20

Question 8

A train has 6 carriages, each carrying 20 passengers. How many passengers are on the train in total?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

14

Answer

30

Answer

140

Question 9

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Tom eats 2 slices. What fraction of the pizza has Tom eaten?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/16

Answer

1/32

Question 10

There are three boxes, and each box contains 4 pencils. How many pencils are there in total?

Accepted Answer

12 pencils

Answer

7 pencils

Answer

10 pencils

Answer

15 pencils

Question 11

A farmer has 12 sheep. He puts them into 4 equal groups. How many sheep are in each group?

Accepted Answer

4 sheep

Answer

2 sheep

Answer

3 sheep

Answer

5 sheep

Question 12

There are 5 tables in a room. Each table has 4 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

Accepted Answer

20 chairs

Answer

15 chairs

Answer

25 chairs

Answer

30 chairs

Question 13

A farmer has 24 chickens. He sells half of them. How many chickens does he have left?

Accepted Answer

12 chickens

Answer

6 chickens

Answer

18 chickens

Answer

24 chickens

Question 14

A rectangular garden is 5 meters long and 3 meters wide. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

12 square meters

Answer

8 square meters

Answer

15 square meters

Answer

20 square meters

Question 15

Farmer Giles has 18 cows. He wants to share them equally among 3 groups. How many cows will be in each group?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 16

A farmer has 15 sheep and wants to put them into groups of 3. How many groups can the farmer make?

Accepted Answer

5 groups

Answer

3 groups

Answer

7 groups

Answer

9 groups

Question 17

There are 3 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 5 marbles. How many marbles are there in total?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

20

Question 18

There are 18 flowers in a vase. Sally takes out 6 flowers. How many flowers are left in the vase?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

18

Answer

24

Question 19

A cake is cut into 8 slices. If each slice is shared equally between 4 friends, how many slices does each person get?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 20

Imagine a class with 15 students. The teacher wants to divide them into groups of 3. How many groups can the teacher make?

Accepted Answer

5 groups

Answer

4 groups

Answer

6 groups

Answer

7 groups

Question 21

What does it mean to divide something into equal parts?

Accepted Answer

To share something equally among a group of people.

Answer

To make something smaller.

Answer

To split something into two parts.

Answer

To do multiplication backwards.

Question 22

A bakery bakes 6 cakes every day. How many cakes will they bake in 5 days?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

25

Answer

35

Answer

40

Question 23

A farmer has 12 chickens. He equally distributes them among 3 coops. How many chickens are in each coop?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

12

Question 24

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. 4 people share the pizza. How many slices does each person get?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

8

Answer

4

Question 25

A train has 6 carriages, each carrying 10 passengers. How many passengers are on the train?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

70

Answer

50

Answer

80

Question 26

A farmer has 15 sheep. He puts 3 sheep in each pen. How many pens does he need?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

12

Answer

3

Answer

18

Question 27

A class of 20 students is split into 4 equal groups. How many students are in each group?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

20

Answer

4

Answer

10

Question 28

A farmer has 18 chickens and 12 ducks. He wants to put them into coops with the same number of animals in each. What is the biggest number of animals he can put in each coop?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 29

A garden is 9 metres long and has an area of 72 square metres. How wide is the garden?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

4

Answer

16

Question 30

There are 3 boxes of crayons, each with 8 crayons inside. How many crayons are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24 crayons

Answer

21 crayons

Answer

11 crayons

Answer

16 crayons

Question 31

A baker has 15 cookies and wants to put them into bags with 3 cookies in each bag. How many bags can the baker fill?

Accepted Answer

5 bags

Answer

6 bags

Answer

4 bags

Answer

3 bags

Question 32

Sarah has 4 bags of marbles. Each bag has 5 marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have in total?

Accepted Answer

20 marbles

Answer

16 marbles

Answer

25 marbles

Answer

9 marbles

Question 33

There are 12 apples in a basket. If you divide the apples equally among 4 friends, how many apples will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

3 apples

Answer

2 apples

Answer

6 apples

Answer

4 apples

Question 34

A train has 6 carriages. Each carriage can hold 4 passengers. How many passengers can the train hold in total?

Accepted Answer

24 passengers

Answer

30 passengers

Answer

18 passengers

Answer

10 passengers

Question 35

A farmer has 7 rows of carrots in his garden. Each row has 3 carrots. How many carrots does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

21 carrots

Answer

14 carrots

Answer

24 carrots

Answer

10 carrots

Question 36

There are 16 cookies on a plate. If 4 children share the cookies equally, how many cookies will each child get?

Accepted Answer

4 cookies

Answer

3 cookies

Answer

5 cookies

Answer

2 cookies

Question 37

A shop sells boxes of pencils. Each box contains 10 pencils. If you buy 2 boxes, how many pencils will you have?

Accepted Answer

20 pencils

Answer

15 pencils

Answer

25 pencils

Answer

12 pencils

Question 38

There are 10 balloons tied together. If you divide them into 2 equal groups, how many balloons will be in each group?

Accepted Answer

5 balloons

Answer

3 balloons

Answer

4 balloons

Answer

6 balloons

Question 39

There are 3 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 8 pencils. How many pencils are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

15

Answer

27

Answer

21

Question 40

A farmer has 12 chickens. He puts them into groups of 4. How many groups of chickens does the farmer have?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

2

Question 41

A train travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the train in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

80

Answer

50

Answer

70

Question 42

There are 24 sweets in a bag. John shares them equally with 4 friends. How many sweets does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 43

A rectangular garden is 6 meters long and 4 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

25

Answer

10

Answer

15

Question 44

A farmer has 36 sheep. He sells 12 of them. What fraction of the sheep does the farmer have left?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Question 45

A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the car in kilometers per hour?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

50

Answer

70

Answer

80