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Multiplication Division Problem Puzzles

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Multiplication Division Problem Puzzles

Solve each puzzle. Show your working where you can, and include units in your answers.

Sharing and Grouping Puzzles

1.At low tide, Aisha counts 84 small shells in a rock pool. She sorts them equally into 7 sample trays. How many shells go in each tray?

2.Ngaio finds 96 seaweed fronds and bundles them with 12 fronds in each bundle. How many full bundles can she make?

3.Manaia records 108 tiny crabs for a rock-pool survey. If each survey team counts 9 crabs, how many teams are needed to count them all?

4.A field kit has 8 labelled pots. Each pot can hold 15 water samples. How many samples can one full kit hold?

Multiplication and Division Connections

5.Show three different ways to arrange 36 counters into equal groups. For each way, state the number of groups and the number of counters in each group, then write a matching multiplication or division equation.

6.Which option gives the pair of facts that matches sharing 48 pōhutukawa seeds equally among 6 collection cups?

48 ÷ 6 = 8 and 6 × 8 = 48
48 ÷ 8 = 5 and 8 × 5 = 40
48 ÷ 6 = 7 and 6 × 7 = 42

Problem-Solving Challenge

7.Aisha has 127 small shells to place in display trays, with 9 shells in each tray. How many full trays can she fill, and how many shells will be left?

8.At a coastal learning centre, 5 groups each examine 4 rock pools. Each pool has 6 observation points. How many observation points are examined altogether?

9.Describe how multiplication and division are related. Give a number example that shows the connection.