Multiply and Divide Word Problems

5th GradeMath35 min

Learning Objective

I can solve multi-step word problems using multiplication and division.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

How to Solve Multiplication and Division Word Problems

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Guided Notes

7 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • Multiplication is a quick way to add several groups of numbers together.

  • Division helps you find out how many groups of a certain number you can make.

  • If you have 24 apples and need 6 for each pie, you can make 4 pies because 24 divided by 6 is 4.

Practice

11 min

5 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer & True/false

Exit Ticket

5 min

Sarah is baking cookies for the school bake sale. She wants to make 5 batches of cookies, and each batch needs 12 chocolate chips. If she then divides the cookies evenly into 4 boxes, how many cookies will be in each box?

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