Multiplication and Division Word Problems for Year 2 Maths

Question 1

John has 12 pencils. He wants to share them equally with his 3 friends. How many pencils will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

12

Question 2

There are 3 tables in the classroom, and each table can seat 4 children. How many children can sit at the tables in total?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 3

A farmer has 20 apples. He gives half of them to his neighbor. How many apples does the farmer have left?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

25

Question 4

There are 24 children in a class. They are divided into 3 equal teams for a game. How many children are in each team?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 5

A farmer has 6 rows of tomato plants, and each row has 12 plants. How many tomato plants does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

18

Answer

60

Question 6

A bag contains 8 sweets. If you share them equally between 4 friends, how many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 7

A train has 5 carriages, with 6 seats in each carriage. How many seats are there on the train?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

10

Answer

11

Answer

30

Question 8

Apples cost 10p each. How much will it cost to buy 6 apples?

Accepted Answer

60p

Answer

50p

Answer

70p

Answer

80p

Question 9

16 pieces of cake are shared equally among 4 people. How many pieces will each person get?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 10

There are 3 boxes of pencils. Each box has 4 pencils. How many pencils are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

7

Answer

15

Answer

21

Question 11

A bakery has 15 cakes. They put the cakes into boxes of 3. How many boxes do they need?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

7

Answer

10

Question 12

A train has 4 carriages. Each carriage has 6 passengers. How many passengers are on the train?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

30

Question 13

There are 24 apples in a basket. I give half of the apples to my friend. How many apples do I have left?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

15

Answer

18

Answer

21

Question 14

There are 6 boxes of pencils. Each box has 4 pencils. How many pencils are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

30

Question 15

There are 15 books on a shelf. There are 3 equal rows of books. How many books are in each row?

Accepted Answer

5 books

Answer

4 books

Answer

6 books

Answer

7 books

Question 16

How are multiplication and division related?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication is like adding a number to itself over and over, while division is like splitting something into equal groups.

Answer

Multiplication is like taking away a number repeatedly, while division is like putting numbers together.

Answer

Multiplication is like counting by 2s, while division is like counting by 5s.

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Multiplication and division are not related.

Question 17

How are multiplication and division related?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication is combining equal groups, and division is separating into equal groups.

Answer

Multiplication and division are the same operation.

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Division always gives a larger answer than multiplication.

Question 18

There are 15 children in a class, and the teacher wants to divide them into teams of 3. How many teams can she make?

Accepted Answer

5 teams

Answer

3 teams

Answer

7 teams

Answer

10 teams

Question 19

There are 4 boxes of crayons, each with 6 crayons. How many crayons are there in total?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

10

Answer

16

Answer

30

Question 20

A school has 24 students in each of its 4 classes. How many students are there in total?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

20

Answer

60

Answer

100

Question 21

A farmer has 25 sheep. He puts them into 5 pens. How many sheep are in each pen?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 22

In a room, there are 12 chairs in each row. There are 3 rows of chairs. How many chairs are there in total?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

15

Answer

48

Question 23

Which of these situations represents a multiplication operation?

Accepted Answer

There are 4 boxes with 5 pencils in each box. How many pencils are there in total?

Answer

There are 20 children in a class. They are divided into 5 equal groups. How many children are in each group?

Answer

A farmer has 12 sheep and sells 4. How many sheep does he have left?

Question 24

Translate this multiplication word problem into an equation: 'There are 3 baskets of apples with 4 apples in each basket. How many apples are there in total?'

Accepted Answer

3 x 4

Answer

4 ÷ 3

Answer

4 - 3

Answer

3 + 4

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

24 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Answer

30 square meters

Answer

15 square meters

Question 26

A farmer has 48 chickens. He sells half of them. How many chickens does he have left?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

40

Answer

36

Answer

12

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 28

There are 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons are there altogether?

Accepted Answer

24 crayons

Answer

11 crayons

Answer

16 crayons

Question 29

A baker makes 4 batches of muffins. Each batch has 6 muffins. How many muffins did the baker make in total?

Accepted Answer

24 muffins

Answer

18 muffins

Answer

30 muffins

Answer

10 muffins

Question 30

A train has 6 carriages. Each carriage can hold 10 passengers. How many passengers can the train hold altogether?

Accepted Answer

60 passengers

Answer

16 passengers

Answer

30 passengers

Answer

40 passengers

Question 31

Tom has 7 bags of marbles. Each bag has 4 marbles. How many marbles does Tom have altogether?

Accepted Answer

28 marbles

Answer

16 marbles

Answer

21 marbles

Answer

11 marbles

Question 32

There are 3 trees in a park. Each tree has 5 birds. How many birds are there in the park?

Accepted Answer

15 birds

Answer

8 birds

Answer

10 birds

Question 33

Lily has 12 sweets. She wants to share them equally with her friend, Tom. How many sweets will each of them get?

Accepted Answer

6 sweets

Answer

2 sweets

Answer

12 sweets

Question 34

A baker has 20 cookies. He arranges them equally into 4 boxes. How many cookies are in each box?

Accepted Answer

5 cookies

Answer

4 cookies

Answer

24 cookies

Answer

16 cookies

Question 35

Sam has 4 bags. He puts 2 apples in each bag. How many apples does he have altogether?

Accepted Answer

8 apples

Answer

6 apples

Answer

2 apples

Answer

10 apples

Question 36

There are 18 children in a class. The teacher divides them into groups of 3. How many groups are there?

Accepted Answer

6 groups

Answer

21 groups

Answer

3 groups

Question 37

Mum buys 2 boxes of pencils. Each box has 10 pencils. How many pencils does Mum buy in total?

Accepted Answer

20 pencils

Answer

12 pencils

Answer

22 pencils

Answer

8 pencils

Question 38

Grandma has 16 flowers and wants to put them equally into 4 vases. How many flowers should she put in each vase?

Accepted Answer

4 flowers

Answer

2 flowers

Answer

12 flowers

Answer

20 flowers

Question 39

A spider has 8 legs. How many legs do 3 spiders have altogether?

Accepted Answer

24 legs

Answer

11 legs

Answer

16 legs

Answer

32 legs

Question 40

Ben has 15 marbles. He loses 5 marbles and then shares the remaining marbles equally with his friend. How many marbles does each of them have now?

Accepted Answer

5 marbles

Answer

20 marbles

Answer

2 marbles

Question 41

A shop sells bags of apples in packs of 2. Sarah needs 10 apples for her class. How many packs should she buy?

Accepted Answer

5 packs

Answer

2 packs

Answer

8 packs

Question 42

Jenny has 4 boxes with 3 pencils in each box. How many pencils does Jenny have in total?

Accepted Answer

12 pencils

Answer

16 pencils

Answer

24 pencils

Question 43

A farmer has 15 chickens and puts them into 3 equal coops. How many chickens are in each coop?

Accepted Answer

5 chickens

Answer

3 chickens

Answer

10 chickens

Question 44

Sam has 18 apples and wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many apples will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

3 apples

Answer

2 apples

Answer

6 apples

Question 45

A rectangular playground is 12 meters long and 8 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the playground?

Accepted Answer

40 meters

Answer

80 meters

Answer

20 meters

Question 46

A school has 360 students, divided into 9 equal classes. How many more students are in each class than in the previous question?

Accepted Answer

10 students

Answer

15 students

Answer

5 students

Question 47

A baker has 4 trays with 6 cupcakes on each tray. How many cupcakes does the baker have in total?

Accepted Answer

24 cupcakes

Answer

10 cupcakes

Answer

12 cupcakes

Question 48

There are 15 children in a class. The teacher wants to divide them equally into 3 groups. How many children will be in each group?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

3

Question 49

A farmer plants 2 rows of carrots. Each row has 7 carrot plants. How many carrot plants are there in total?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

9

Question 50

20 sweets are shared equally among 4 friends. How many sweets does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

24

Answer

16

Answer

4

Question 51

A shop sells bags of apples. Each bag contains 5 apples.  Liam buys 3 bags. How many apples does Liam buy?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

8

Answer

20

Answer

2

Question 52

Emma has 12 marbles. She wants to put them into boxes, with 4 marbles in each box. How many boxes will Emma need?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

8

Answer

16

Answer

4

Question 53

There are 18 cookies on a plate. If 3 friends share them equally, how many cookies will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

15

Answer

3

Question 54

Tom has 2 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 10 pencils. He gives 5 pencils to his friend. How many pencils does Tom have left?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

5

Answer

20

Answer

25

Question 55

A flower shop has 24 roses. The florist wants to make bouquets of 4 roses each. How many bouquets can the florist make?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

28

Answer

20

Answer

4