Multiplication Division Problem Puzzles

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Students solving math puzzles with counters and diagrams

🧩 Part 1: Sharing and Grouping Puzzles

1. You have 36 marbles to share equally among 4 friends. How many marbles does each friend get?

Answer: Each friend gets _______ marbles

2. A baker has 45 muffins. She wants to put them into boxes with 9 muffins in each box. How many boxes will she need?

Answer: She will need _______ boxes

3. There are 72 students going on a school trip. If each bus holds 8 students, how many buses are needed?

Answer: _______ buses are needed

4. A packet contains 6 stickers. How many packets do you need to get 48 stickers?

Answer: You need _______ packets

🔢 Part 2: Multiple Ways to Share

5. You have 24 counters. Find THREE different ways to group them equally. Show your work with diagrams or equations.

Way 1:

Way 2:

Way 3:

6. Choose the correct multiplication and division facts for sharing 35 lollies among 7 children:

35 ÷ 7 = 5 and 7 × 5 = 35

35 ÷ 5 = 7 and 5 × 7 = 35

Both of the above are correct

💭 Part 3: Problem Solving Challenge

7. Sarah has 63 stickers and wants to give them to her friends. If she gives 9 stickers to each friend, how many friends can receive stickers? Will there be any stickers left over?

Number of friends: _______

Stickers left over: _______

8. A school has 4 classrooms. Each classroom has 6 rows of desks. Each row has 5 desks. How many desks are there in total?

Total number of desks: _______

9. Explain in your own words: How are multiplication and division connected? Give an example.

Multiplication Division Problem Puzzles

Multiplication Division Problem Puzzles

🧩 Part 1: Sharing and Grouping Puzzles

🔢 Part 2: Multiple Ways to Share

💭 Part 3: Problem Solving Challenge

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