Understanding Multiplication
Multi-Step Word Problems 1
Multi-Step Word Problems
Single step word problems
Place Value
100

Nine times as many as four is_____________?

a. thirty-two

b. twenty-six

c. thirty-six

d. forty

c

100

Tommy and Kate are setting up 6 tables for a bday party.  They put 4 chairs at each table.  How many empty chairs will there be if Tommy and Kate attend the bday party with 19 other people?

5

100

Alyssa is paid $5 for every hour she babysits.  Mrs. Sloan paid Alyssa for 4 hours of babysitting.  On her way home, Alyssa spent $6 on coffee and a bagel.  How much money does Alyssa have left?

$14

100
There are 35 apple trees in an orchard. Each tree has 9 apples. How many apples are in the orchard total?

315

100

The number is 4,444

What is the value of the 4 in the thousands place?

4000

200

Which comparison statement represents the equation 24=6x4?

a. 24 is 6 times as many as 4

b. 24 is 4 times as many as 5

c. 6 times as many as 6 is 36

d. 24 is 8 times as many as 3

a

200

Jordan uses 3 eggs to make a large omelet and 2 eggs to make a small omelet.  If Jordan makes 6 large omelets and 3 small omelets, how many eggs would he need?

24

200

Steve mowed lawns in his neighborhood for 5 days last week.  Each day, he worked 2 hours in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon.  How many hours did Steve work last week?

15

200

A Lamborghini costs $225,000. If your neighbor buys 2 Lamborghini's how much will he spend?

$500,000

200

The number is 4,444

What is the value of the 4 in the hundreds place?

400

300

Fifteen is ______________ times as many as three

a. six

b. four

c. three 

d. five

d

300

Mrs. Peterson is packing up the books in her classroom for the summer.  Each box holds 7 books.  If she has 28 math books and 31 science books to pack, how many boxes does she need?

9 boxes

300

Carlos is fixing her shed.  She buys 3 pieces of wood.  each piece of wood costs $9.  If she gives the cashier $40, how much money does she receive in change?

$13

300

A doctor makes $125,365 a year. How much does the doctor make over three years?

$376,095

300

The number is 542,635

What is the value of the 4?

40,000

400

Name                  Numbers of Apples Picked

Sam                         12

Kate                          6

Robin                        18

Olive                          2

______________ picked two times as many apples a Kate.

Sam

400
Yay Area Movie Theater charges $6 for a children's ticket and $9 for an adult ticket. On Friday, the movie theater sold 25 children's tickets and twice as many adult tickets as children's tickets.  How much money did the movie theater make on Friday?

225+300 = 525

400

Fred reads 300 pages in 4 days.  On the first day, he read 120 pages.  For the remaining 3 days, he read the same amount of pages.  How many pages did Fred read for the remaining 3 days?

60

400

A summer camp has 132 groups of kids. Each group has 8 kids. How many kids attend the summer camp?

1,056

400

How many times greater is 150 than 15?

10 times greater

500

Joey is 3 times as old as his sister Jenna.  If Jenna is 7 years old, how old is Joey?

21

500

JoJo earns $8 for each time she walks her dog. She already earned $32.  How many more times does Jessica need to walk the dog to earn enough money to buy the Fortnite video game that costs $57?

4 more times

500

Marcy's plant was 35 inches tall in June. It grew 4 inches in July.  In August, it grew 2 TIMES as much as it grew in July.  How tall is the plant now?

78 inches

500
An aquarium has four tanks of fish. Each tank has 647 fish. How many fish are in the aquarium?

2,588

500

The number is 756,842

What is the value of the 7?

700,000

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