How it works
Equal groups, all together: multiply.
Share it out, or measure it out: divide.
Find what is missing: the total, the number of groups or the size of each.
Worked examples
How many plates?
- Maya has 20 cookies. She puts 2 cookies on each plate. How many plates does she fill?
- There are 20 cookies and 2 on each plate.
- Divide: how many 2s in 20?
- So the answer is 10.
How many tiles?
- Leo's line of tiles is 21 inches long. Each tile is 3 inches long. How many tiles are in the line?
- The line is 21 inches. Each tile is 3 inches.
- Divide: how many 3s in 21?
- So the answer is 7.
How many inches?
- Zoe cuts 7 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is 5 inches long. How many inches of ribbon is that in all?
- 7 pieces, each 5 inches.
- Multiply: 7 groups of 5.
- So the answer is 35.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Maya has 6 cookies. She shares them equally on 2 plates. How many cookies are on each plate?