Multiplication and Division: Master the Basics for Year 9 Maths

Question 1

Find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 18 and 24:

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

12

Question 2

Use the long multiplication method to find the product of 45 and 23.

Accepted Answer

1,035

Answer

1,215

Answer

1,115

Answer

955

Question 3

A farmer has 120 acres of land and wants to divide it equally among 6 farmers. How many acres will each farmer receive?

Accepted Answer

20 acres

Answer

15 acres

Answer

25 acres

Answer

30 acres

Question 4

Simplify the expression: 12 × (3 - 5)

Accepted Answer

-24

Answer

-12

Answer

12

Answer

24

Question 5

A farmer has 252 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes of 12 apples each. How many full boxes can he make?

Accepted Answer

21

Answer

20

Answer

22

Answer

23

Question 6

Which of the following shows the correct procedure for multiplying 354 by 27 using the long multiplication method?

Accepted Answer

354
×	27

Answer

27
×	354

Answer

354
×	72

Answer

27
×	453

Question 7

Perform long division to find the quotient and remainder when 756 is divided by 23.

Accepted Answer

Quotient: 32, Remainder: 18

Answer

Quotient: 33, Remainder: 9

Answer

Quotient: 34, Remainder: 4

Answer

Quotient: 35, Remainder: 21

Question 8

Which of the following is the reciprocal of 1/4?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 9

Determine the quotient and remainder when seven hundred and eighty-nine is divided by seventeen.

Accepted Answer

quotient: forty-six, remainder: five

Answer

quotient: forty-seven, remainder: five

Answer

quotient: forty-six, remainder: seven

Answer

quotient: forty-seven, remainder: seven

Question 10

Simplify the expression: fifty-six divided by the product of seven and four

Accepted Answer

two

Answer

four

Answer

eight

Answer

sixteen

Question 11

Reduce the fraction twenty-four over thirty-six to its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

two-thirds

Answer

three-quarters

Answer

four-sixths

Answer

six-eighths

Question 12

For the expression 3 + 4 x 5, which operation should be done first?

Accepted Answer

Multiply first, then add

Answer

Add first, then multiply

Answer

Divide first, then add

Answer

Subtract first, then multiply

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 18?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 14

Identify the prime number among the following.

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

12

Answer

35

Answer

49

Question 15

Divide 1,234 by 25 using the standard short division method.

Accepted Answer

50 remainder 4

Answer

49 remainder 4

Answer

51 remainder 4

Answer

52 remainder 4

Question 16

Divide 8,765 by 15 using the short division method.

Accepted Answer

584 R 5

Answer

684 R 5

Answer

584 R 15

Answer

484 R 10

Question 17

A farmer has 1,260 apples. He packs them into boxes that hold 24 apples each. How many boxes does he need?

Accepted Answer

52

Answer

50

Answer

54

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

60 kilometers per hour

Answer

40 kilometers per hour

Answer

80 kilometers per hour

Answer

100 kilometers per hour

Question 19

What is the result of multiplying 345 by 27?

Accepted Answer

9315

Answer

6900

Answer

1035

Answer

7335

Question 20

If you divide 125 by 5, what is the answer?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

17

Answer

120

Answer

625

Question 21

Which expression is equal to 7 multiplied by the sum of 3 and 5?

Accepted Answer

7 x 3 + 7 x 5

Answer

(7 x 3) + 5

Answer

7 + 3 x 5

Answer

7 x 3 + 5

Question 22

A bakery sells 15 cakes each day. How many cakes do they sell in a whole week?

Accepted Answer

105

Answer

100

Answer

21

Answer

150

Question 23

What number should go in the blank to make the equation true: 4 x ___ = 60?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

10

Answer

240

Answer

64

Question 24

A group of 4 friends wants to share 36 sweets equally. How many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

32

Answer

144

Answer

40

Question 25

Which expression shows 'multiply 6 by 8 and then divide the result by 2'?

Accepted Answer

(6 x 8) ÷ 2

Answer

6 ÷ 8 x 2

Answer

6 x (8 ÷ 2)

Answer

6 ÷ (8 x 2)

Question 26

A rectangular garden is 18 meters long and 12 meters wide. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

216 square meters

Answer

144 square meters

Answer

6 square meters

Answer

30 square meters

Question 27

A baker has 250 grams of flour. She uses 80 grams for each cake.  How much flour does she have left after making one cake?

Accepted Answer

170 grams

Answer

200 grams

Answer

120 grams

Answer

330 grams

Question 28

What is the product of 342 and 15?

Accepted Answer

5130

Answer

5120

Answer

5010

Answer

5030

Question 29

A school orders 12 boxes of pencils, with each box containing 36 pencils. How many pencils were ordered in total?

Accepted Answer

432

Answer

480

Answer

360

Answer

422

Question 30

Calculate 756 divided by 6 using short division.

Accepted Answer

126

Answer

124

Answer

136

Answer

120

Question 31

A farmer harvests 1386 apples and wants to pack them into boxes, each holding 12 apples. How many full boxes can the farmer pack?

Accepted Answer

115

Answer

115.5

Answer

116

Answer

114

Question 32

Which of the following is the prime factorization of 72?

Accepted Answer

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

Answer

2 x 3 x 12

Answer

8 x 9

Answer

4 x 3 x 6

Question 33

What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

96

Answer

12

Answer

48

Question 34

A rectangular garden has a length of 15 meters and a width of 8 meters. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

120 square meters

Answer

120 meters

Answer

23 square meters

Answer

23 meters

Question 35

If a train travels at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, how far will it travel in 3.5 hours?

Accepted Answer

420 kilometers

Answer

480 kilometers

Answer

342 kilometers

Answer

360 kilometers

Question 36

What is the quotient when 1024 is divided by 32?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

30

Answer

31

Answer

33

Question 37

A bakery produces 288 cupcakes and needs to divide them equally among 16 display cases. How many cupcakes will be in each display case?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

19

Answer

16

Answer

20