Multiplication and Division in Real-Life Situations: Practice Quiz

Question 1

A rectangular garden is 10 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

25 square meters

Answer

15 square meters

Answer

35 square meters

Answer

45 square meters

Question 2

A group of children share 48 sweets equally. If there are 8 children in the group, how many sweets does each child get?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 3

A farmer has 240 chickens. He sells half of them to a market. How many chickens does he sell?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

60

Answer

180

Answer

240

Question 4

A shop sells apples for 25 pence each. How much will it cost to buy 6 apples?

Accepted Answer

£1.50

Answer

£1.20

Answer

£1.80

Answer

£2.10

Question 5

A bag of rice weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams of rice are there in 3 bags?

Accepted Answer

3000 g

Answer

1000 g

Answer

1500 g

Answer

5000 g

Question 6

A factory produces 8400 biscuits per day. If the biscuits are packed into boxes of 24, how many boxes can be filled each day?

Accepted Answer

320

Answer

350

Answer

400

Answer

420

Question 7

A farmer has 54 sheep and 36 cows. What is the ratio of the number of cows to the number of sheep?

Accepted Answer

3:2

Answer

2:3

Answer

3:4

Answer

4:3

Question 8

A field has a perimeter of 60 meters. If the length of the field is 15 meters, what's the width of the field?

Accepted Answer

10 meters

Answer

5 meters

Answer

15 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 9

A bag of sweets contains 24 sweets. If 4 children share the sweets equally, how many sweets will each child receive?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 10

A box of pencils contains 12 pencils. If the box is divided into 4 equal bundles, how many pencils will be in each bundle?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 11

A farmer has 6 rows of corn plants, with 12 plants in each row. How many corn plants does he have altogether?

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

18

Answer

84

Answer

60

Question 12

A shop sells apples for £0.25 each. If you buy 8 apples, how much will you pay altogether?

Accepted Answer

£1.25

Answer

£2

Answer

£2.5

Answer

£3

Question 13

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

40 miles per hour

Answer

20 miles per hour

Answer

60 miles per hour

Answer

80 miles per hour

Question 14

A school has 144 students. The students need to be divided equally into 8 classes. How many students will be in each class?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

22

Answer

16

Answer

20

Question 15

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cookies can you make with 6 cups of flour?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

36

Answer

60

Question 16

A store sells apples for £0.50 each. If you buy 12 apples, how much will it cost?

Accepted Answer

£6

Answer

£7

Answer

£8

Answer

£5

Question 17

A car travels 360 miles on 12 gallons of petrol. How many miles per gallon does the car get?

Accepted Answer

30 mpg

Answer

25 mpg

Answer

40 mpg

Answer

35 mpg

Question 18

A farmer has 120 sheep. He sells 24 sheep at a market. What percentage of his sheep does the farmer have left?

Accepted Answer

80%

Answer

90%

Answer

70%

Question 19

A baker needs to make 18 cupcakes for a party. Each cupcake requires 3 tablespoons of batter. How many tablespoons of batter will the baker need in total?

Accepted Answer

54 tablespoons

Answer

15 tablespoons

Answer

24 tablespoons

Answer

6 tablespoons

Question 20

A group of 4 friends share a bag of 28 candies equally. How many candies does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

7 candies

Answer

35 candies

Answer

4 candies

Answer

12 candies

Question 21

A school has 240 students, and they are divided into 6 equal classes. How many students are in each class?

Accepted Answer

40 students

Answer

234 students

Answer

150 students

Answer

30 students

Question 22

Sarah wants to buy 5 pencils that cost £0.60 each. How much money will she need?

Accepted Answer

£3.00

Answer

£1.20

Answer

£0.30

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

10 kilometers per hour

Answer

960 kilometers per hour

Answer

250 kilometers per hour

Question 24

A farmer has 36 sheep and wants to put them into pens with 4 sheep in each pen. How many pens will the farmer need?

Accepted Answer

9 pens

Answer

144 pens

Answer

12 pens

Answer

4 pens

Question 25

A recipe for cookies requires 2 cups of flour for every batch. If you want to make 3 batches of cookies, how many cups of flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

6 cups

Answer

1 cup

Answer

2 cups

Answer

5 cups

Question 26

A shop sells 12 apples for £3.60. How much does one apple cost?

Accepted Answer

£0.30

Answer

£12.00

Answer

£3.70

Answer

£4.80

Question 27

A rectangular garden is 15 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

Accepted Answer

120 square meters

Answer

130 meters

Answer

23 meters

Answer

7 meters

Question 28

A bus travels 100 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the bus in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

50 miles per hour

Answer

200 miles per hour

Answer

100 miles per hour

Answer

5 miles per hour

Question 29

A baker needs to make 120 cupcakes. If each baking tray holds 20 cupcakes, how many trays will the baker need?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

5

Question 30

Sarah buys 3 packs of pencils. Each pack contains 12 pencils. How many pencils does Sarah have in total?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

15

Answer

24

Answer

48

Question 31

A farmer has 48 apples to pack into boxes. If each box holds 6 apples, how many boxes can the farmer fill?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 32

A school trip costs £8 per student. If 24 students are going on the trip, what is the total cost?

Accepted Answer

£192

Answer

£24

Answer

£32

Question 33

A ribbon is 36 cm long. It is cut into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

Accepted Answer

9 cm

Answer

6 cm

Answer

12 cm

Answer

32 cm

Question 34

A bakery sells cookies in boxes of 12. To have enough for a party, Mrs. Smith needs 72 cookies. How many boxes should she buy?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

9

Answer

8

Question 35

Tom earns £5 for each car he washes. If he washes 9 cars, how much money will he earn?

Accepted Answer

£45

Answer

£36

Answer

£14

Answer

£54

Question 36

A group of 3 friends shares 24 sweets equally. How many sweets does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

9

Answer

7

Question 37

A train travels at 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours?

Accepted Answer

180 miles

Answer

120 miles

Answer

63 miles

Answer

20 miles

Question 38

A recipe for a cake requires 250 grams of flour. If you want to bake 3 cakes, how much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

750 grams

Answer

1.25 kilograms

Answer

1 kilogram

Answer

500 grams