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Multiplication Division Problem Solving

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Multiplication Division Problem Solving

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📚 Part 1: Fact Families

1. Complete the fact family for 6 × 8 = 48:

6 × 8 = ____

8 × 6 = ____

48 ÷ 6 = ____

48 ÷ 8 = ____

2. Complete the fact family for 7 × 9 = 63:

7 × 9 = ____

9 × 7 = ____

63 ÷ 7 = ____

63 ÷ 9 = ____

3. Circle the equation that belongs in the same fact family as 5 × 4 = 20:

20 ÷ 5 = 4

5 + 4 = 9

25 ÷ 5 = 5

20 - 4 = 16

🧮 Part 2: Word Problems with Drawings

4. Sarah has 6 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 9 marbles. How many marbles does she have altogether?

Draw a picture to help solve this problem:

Equation: _____________ = _____

Answer: Sarah has _____ marbles.

5. A baker made 72 cupcakes. He wants to put them into boxes of 8. How many boxes will he need?

Draw or use a part-whole model:

Equation: _____________ = _____

Answer: He will need _____ boxes.

6. There are 45 students going on a school trip. They need to travel in vans that hold 9 students each. How many vans do they need?

Show your working:

Equation: _____________ = _____

Check your answer by estimation: ____________

🎯 Part 3: Multi-Step Problems

7. At the school fair, tickets cost $3 each. Tom bought 8 tickets and paid with a $50 note. How much change did he receive?

Step 1: Cost of tickets = _____ × _____ = $_____

Step 2: Change = $_____ - $_____ = $_____

Answer: Tom received $_____ change.

8. A rectangular garden is 7 metres long and 4 metres wide. If fencing costs $8 per metre, how much will it cost to fence around the entire garden?

Step 1: Perimeter = (_____ + _____) × 2 = _____ metres

Step 2: Total cost = _____ × $_____ = $_____

Answer: It will cost $_____ to fence the garden.

9. Extension Challenge: Create your own word problem that uses both multiplication and division. Then solve it.

Solution:

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