Multiplication Word Problems
Properties
Multiply by 1, 2, or 5
Multiply by 3,4, or 9
Multiply by 6, 7, or 8
100
Kim had 4 vases. She put 4 flowers in each vase. What number sentence represents the flowers in Kims vases?
What is 4x4=16
100
This property states that any number multiplied by zero will have a product of zero
What is The Zero Property of Multiplication
100
5x2=
What is 10
100
3x4=
What is 12?
100
6x7=
What is 42
200
David has 4 equal bunches of balloons. He has 12 balloons in all. How many ballons are in each bunch?
What is 3 balloons
200
This property states that any number multiplied by 1 will have product equal to the other factor.
What is The Identity Property?
200
1x27=
What is 27?
200
9x4=
What is 36?
200
Judy has 6 rows of 8 star stickers. How many stickers does Judy have?
What is 48?
300
Sandra wants to make 4 bracelets. She needs 6 beads for each bracelet. What number sentence shows how many beads Sandra will need to make 4 bracelets?
What is 4x6=24
300
The property states that when the order of the factors changes, the product will remain the same.
What is The Commutative Property of Multiplication
300
Emily arranged chocolates in to 5 rows. Each row had 3 chocolates. How many chocolates does Emily have?
What is 15
300
Carly divided sheets of paper into 7 stacks. Each stack had 9 sheets of paper. How many sheets of paper are stacked in all?
What is 63?
300
There are 7 days in one week. How many days are there in 8 weeks?
What is 56 days?
400
Byron and his dad baked blueberry muffins. They put 7 muffins in each of 5 baskets. How many muffins did Byron and his bake in all?
What is 35 muffins
400
This property allows the grouping of factors to be changed while the product remains the same.
What is The Associative Property of Multiplication
400
Charlie planted tulip bulbs into five rows. Each row had 8 bulbs. How many tulips did Charlie plant?
What is 40 tulips?
400
What factor would make this number sentence true? ___ x4=28
What is 7?
400
Which factor would make this number sentence true? 8x___ = 32
What is 4?
500
Cara served strawberries for desert to 6 of her friends. She put 9 strawberries in each cup. How many strawberries did Cara and her friends eat?
What is 63 strawberries?
500
This Property allows students to break apart facts they don't know into known facts.
What is The Distributive Property of Multiplication?
500
Paula read a book for a class project in 5 days. She read 7 chapters each day. How many chapters were in Paula's book?
What is 35 chapters?
500
What factor would make this number sentence true? 6x_x2=36
What is 3?
500
Which factors would make this number sentence true? 7x2x___=56
What is 4?
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