Multiplication and Division: Master the Basics for Sixth Graders

Question 1

Which strategy is best used to find the quotient of 48 divided by 8?

Accepted Answer

Long division

Answer

Repeated subtraction

Answer

Estimation

Answer

Factoring

Question 2

A farmer has 36 chickens. He puts them in 6 equal-sized coops. How many chickens are in each coop?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 3

Which number below is divisible by 5?

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

23

Answer

47

Answer

59

Question 4

A farmer has 42 cows that he divides equally into 6 pens. How many cows will be in each pen?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

9

Question 5

Which of these shows an example of multiplying a whole number by a 1-digit number?

Accepted Answer

5 multiplied by 7

Answer

3 plus 4

Answer

12 divided by 3

Answer

9 minus 2

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 7

Which of these expressions is the same as 4 × 5 + 4 × 3?

Accepted Answer

4 × (5 + 3)

Answer

4 + 5 × 3

Answer

5 × (4 + 3)

Answer

5 + 4 × 3

Question 8

What is 23 multiplied by 5?

Accepted Answer

125

Answer

115

Answer

135

Answer

145

Question 9

Find the answer to 48 divided by 6.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

6

Answer

12

Question 10

Which of these can be used to check your answer to a multiplication problem?

Accepted Answer

Division

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Addition

Answer

Estimation

Question 11

When you divide 35 by 5, what is the remainder?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 12

Which of the following represents the multiplication of 24 and 5?

Accepted Answer

24 x 5

Answer

24 + 5

Answer

24 - 5

Answer

24 ÷ 5

Question 13

Which of these numbers is NOT a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 14

To find the product of 12 and 5 using the distributive property, which equation should you use?

Accepted Answer

12 x 5 = (10 x 5) + (2 x 5)

Answer

12 x 5 = (12 x 4) + (12 x 1)

Answer

12 x 5 = (10 x 4) + (2 x 1)

Answer

12 x 5 = (12 x 3) + (12 x 2)

Question 15

Multiple Choice Question: Find the missing number that makes the division equation 42 ÷ __ equal to 6 true.

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

8

Question 16

Multiple Choice Question: Which of the following is not a strategy for multiplying 2-digit numbers?

Accepted Answer

Counting On

Answer

Area Model

Answer

Partial Products

Answer

Standard Algorithm

Question 17

Which expression represents the distributive property for multiplication?

Accepted Answer

a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c

Answer

a × (b - c) = a × b - a × c

Answer

a ÷ (b + c) = a ÷ b + a ÷ c

Answer

a ÷ (b - c) = a ÷ b - a ÷ c

Question 18

What is the result of multiplying 12 by 5?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

57

Answer

63

Answer

66

Question 19

Which of these numbers is not a multiple of 10?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

20

Answer

30

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 36?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

9

Question 21

Which of the following is a prime number?

Accepted Answer

19

Answer

12

Answer

24

Answer

35

Question 22

When 96 is divided evenly by 8, what is the quotient?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

16

Answer

10

Answer

14

Question 23

A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 40 feet. If the garden is twice as long as it is wide, find the dimensions of the garden.

Accepted Answer

Length = 12 feet, Width = 6 feet

Answer

Length = 10 feet, Width = 5 feet

Answer

Length = 14 feet, Width = 7 feet

Answer

Length = 8 feet, Width = 4 feet

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a valid strategy for multiplying two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Lattice Method

Answer

Distributive Property

Answer

Partial Products

Question 25

Which property of multiplication allows us to simplify expressions like 3 × (4 + 5)?

Accepted Answer

Distributive Property

Answer

Identity Property

Answer

Commutative Property

Answer

Associative Property

Question 26

Solve for x: 24 divided by x equals 4

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

3

Answer

8

Question 27

Which mathematical expression represents the total number of apples in 5 bags, each containing 8 apples?

Accepted Answer

5 × 8

Answer

5 + 8

Answer

8 - 5

Question 28

Which expression shows the distributive property in the equation 4 x 17 = 4 x (10 + 7)?

Accepted Answer

4 x 10 + 4 x 7

Answer

4 + 10 + 7

Answer

4 + 10 x 7

Answer

4 x 10 + 7

Question 29

Four friends share 3 pizzas equally. What fraction of a pizza does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

3/4 of a pizza

Answer

1 1/2 pizzas

Answer

1 whole pizza

Answer

1/3 of a pizza

Question 30

A store sells apples in bags of 6. You need 30 apples. How many bags do you need?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

7

Answer

6

Question 31

Which number is NOT a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

3

Question 32

Which expression represents the multiplication of 6 and 8?

Accepted Answer

6 × 8

Answer

8 - 6

Answer

8 ÷ 6

Answer

6 + 8

Question 33

Find the product of 9 and 5.

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

54

Answer

36

Answer

25

Question 34

Which division expression represents the number of boxes with 6 apples in each box, if there are 36 apples in total?

Accepted Answer

36 ÷ 6

Answer

36 × 6

Answer

6 - 36

Answer

36 + 6

Question 35

Find the quotient when 28 is divided by 7.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

21

Answer

7

Answer

35

Question 36

A farmer has 42 chickens and wants to put them into 6 coops. How many chickens will be in each coop?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

48

Answer

36

Question 37

Which of the following is a factor of 15?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

17

Answer

6

Answer

11

Question 38

Find the remainder when 19 is divided by 4.

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

0

Answer

15

Question 39

What is 23 multiplied by 12?

Accepted Answer

276

Answer

256

Answer

286

Answer

266

Question 40

What is the result of 144 divided by 12?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

14

Answer

11

Answer

13

Question 41

Which equation does NOT follow the distributive property?

Accepted Answer

12 × (5 + 3) = 12 × 5 + 3

Answer

(5 + 3) × 12 = 5 × 12 + 3 × 12

Answer

12 × (5 + 3) = 12 × 5 + 12 × 3

Answer

12 × (5 - 3) = 12 × 5 - 12 × 3

Question 42

A farmer has 36 sheep and wants to group them into pens with 4 sheep in each pen. How many pens does the farmer need?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

11

Question 43

What is the quotient of 245 divided by 5?

Accepted Answer

49

Answer

51

Answer

50

Answer

48

Question 44

Which number is a factor of 18?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

10

Answer

4

Answer

7

Question 45

A store has 24 boxes of pencils, and each box has 12 pencils inside. How many pencils are there in total?

Accepted Answer

288

Answer

298

Answer

278

Answer

308

Question 46

What is the product of 32 and 15?

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

470

Answer

500

Answer

490

Question 47

Which number is a multiple of 12?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

25

Answer

17

Answer

13

Question 48

A rectangular garden measures 15 feet in length and 12 feet in width. What is the area of the garden in square feet?

Accepted Answer

180

Answer

170

Answer

190

Answer

200