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Mathematics·Multiplication & Division·procedural

Multiplication and Division Word Problems

Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities

Suggested ages 8–9

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Learning journey

Your child is building fluency with multiplication and division — memorizing times tables up to 12×12, understanding the relationship between multiplication and division, and solving word problems involving equal groups and arrays.

Evidence of understanding

  • Solve an equal-groups word problem using multiplication
  • Solve a measurement division problem (e.g. 'How many 4-cm pieces from a 28-cm ribbon?')
  • Solve an array/area word problem using multiplication

Assessment prompt

If you tell Multiplication and Division Word Problems 'there are 7 boxes with 9 pencils in each — how many pencils?', can they recognise it as a multiplication problem and solve it correctly?

Standards alignment

3.OA.3US · ccss-math

Solve multiplication and division word problems

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · 3