IXL | Two-step multiplication and division word problems

Last week, Carmen made a lot of scarves to sell. She used 5 different colors, and she made 8 scarves in each color. Then, she divided up the scarves evenly and shipped them to 4 different stores.

How many scarves did each store get?

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Maria found a box of 27 baseball cards in the basement, and her mom said she could have them. She decided to share them with her friends Ryan and Mateo. Each of the 3 friends took the same number of cards. Mateo decided to sell his cards, and he found a shop that paid $2 a card.

How much money did Mateo get for his cards?

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Step 1: Find how many baseball cards each friend got.

The 27 baseball cards were shared equally among 3 friends. So, divide 27 by 3.

Each friend got 9 cards.

Step 2: Find how much money Mateo got for his cards.

Mateo sold his 9 cards for $2 each. So, multiply 9 by $2.

Mateo got $18 for his cards.

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