Math
Chapter 5
Division Using Multiplication Facts
Multiplication and Division: One-step Word Problems
Grade 3
1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Place 42 apples equally into 7 baskets.
_______ : _______ = _______
There are _______ apples in each basket.
b. Divide 72 stickers equally among 9 children.
_______ : _______ = _______
Each child gets _______ stickers
c. Arrange 35 chairs equally in 5 rows.
_______ : _______ = _______
There are _______ chairs in each row.
d. Place 27 biscuits equally into 9 plates.
_______ : _______ = _______
There are _______ biscuits in each plate.
e. Divide 54 strawberries equally among 9 workers.
_______ : _______ = _______
Each worker gets _______ strawberries.
2. Complete the multiplication equations. Then, complete the division equations.
a. 9 x _______ = 45 c. 8 x _______ = 56
5 x _______ = 45 _______ x 8 = 56
45 : 5 = _______ 56 : 7 = _______
45 : _______ = _______ 56 : _______ = _______
b. _______ x 3 = 18 d. _______ x 4 = 36
3 x _______ = 18 4 x _______ = 36
18 : _______ = _______ 36 : _______ = _______
18 : _______ = _______ 36 : _______ = _______
3. Match.
14 : 7 o o 6
54 : 6 o o 4
48 : 8 o o 2
32 : 8 o o 8
72 : 9 o o 9
70 : 7 o o 7
42 : 6 o o 10
Solve the word problems. Show your workings clearly.
4. Justin used 8 eggs to bake a cake.
How many eggs did he use to bake 7 cakes?
5. Mrs Ling bought 7 boxes of chocolate.
Each box had 8 pieces of chocolates.
How many pieces of chocolates did she buy altogether?
6. Linda bought 10 lollipops for her friends.
Each lollipop cost $2.
How much did Linda pay for all the lollipops?
7. Mrs Lim made 7 egg tarts.
She made 3 times as many pineapple tarts as egg tarts.
How many pineapple tarts did Mrs Lim make?
8. 6 girls went to a camp.
There were 5 times as many boys as girls in the camp.
How many boys went to the camp?
9. Mrs Chan packed 80 cupcakes into boxes.
She packed 8 cupcakes into each box.
How many boxes did Mrs Chan use?
10. There are 42 teddy bears in a toy shop.
The shopkeeper arranges the teddy bears equally onto 6 shelves.
How many teddy bears are there on each shelf?
11. $45 is shared equally among 5 people.
How much money does each person receive?
12. Mr King has 54 mangoes and 6 baskets.
He packs the same number of mangoes into each basket.
How many mangoes are there in each basket?