NumihanaA teacher packs 2 boxes with 24 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
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Equal-group word problems.
Choose multiplication to solve an equal-group contextual problem.
Numihana · England Year 6
Equal-group word problems
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Choose multiplication to solve an equal-group contextual problem.
A teacher packs 8 boxes with 28 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
A teacher packs 10 boxes with 20 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
A teacher packs 10 boxes with 98 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
A teacher packs 11 boxes with 44 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
A teacher packs 5 boxes with 8 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Equal-group word problems
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Choose multiplication to solve an equal-group contextual problem.
A teacher packs 2 boxes with 24 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 48
A teacher packs 8 boxes with 28 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 224
A teacher packs 10 boxes with 20 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 200
A teacher packs 10 boxes with 98 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 980
A teacher packs 11 boxes with 44 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 484
A teacher packs 5 boxes with 8 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 40
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Choose multiplication to solve an equal-group contextual problem.
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Year 6 → Number → Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Identify how many equal groups there are and how much is in each group. Draw an array or use repeated addition, then check the unit.
A common slip
Distinguish the number of groups from the number in one group.
Worked example
A teacher packs 5 boxes with 78 pencils in each. How many pencils are packed altogether?
Answer: 390
Identify how many equal groups there are and how much is in each group. Draw an array or use repeated addition, then check the unit.