This math topic focuses on solving word problems involving multiplication and division with small integers. Specifically, students are asked to set up equations that represent real-world scenarios involving sharing or grouping items. Problems involve determining how many items each person gets, total quantities, or total weights, given a fixed number of groups or items per group. This includes understanding the relationship between division (distributing items evenly) and multiplication (finding total amounts), thus reinforcing basic arithmetic skills and comprehension of word problems.
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Practice:
Multiplication and Division Word Problems - Setup (Small Integer Values)
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How many grams of apples are eaten by each koala if each koala, in a group of 2 koalas, eats 4 apples and each apple is 2 grams?
Multiplication and Division Word Problems - Setup (Small Integer Values) Worksheet
| Math worksheet on 'Multiplication and Division Word Problems - Setup (Small Integer Values) (Level 2)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Multiplication - 2 Digit' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/multiplication_2_digit/ |
| A group of 3 koalas each eat 2 apples that each weigh 3 grams. How many grams of apples does each koala eat? |
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| How many pieces of candy does each kid get if 2 kids split 6 pieces of candy evenly and each candy weighs 3 grams? |
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| A group of 32 koalas eat 24 grams of apples. Each apple weighs 8 grams. How many apples were eaten? |
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| 4 koalas together eat 32 apples. They each eat the same number and each apple weighs 14 grams. How many apples does each koala eat? |
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| How many pieces of candy does each kid get if 4 kids split 32 pieces of candy evenly and each candy weighs 30 grams? |
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| How many apples were eaten if a group of 9 koalas eat 24 grams of apples and each apple weighs 6 grams? |
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| Each koala , in a group of 11 koalas, eats 3 apples. Each apple weighs 8 grams. How many grams of apples does each koala eat? |
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