Computation
Word Problems
100

Find 3 x 30. 

Number of Jumps: ? 

Size of Each Jump: ?

Use a number line to show your answer. 

3 x 30 = 90

Number of Jumps: 3

Size of Each Jump: 30  

100

There are 6 boxes of cookies. Each box holds 90 cookies. You empty the boxes and put an equal number of cookies into 9 jars. How many cookies are in each jar?

60 cookies 

200

Find 4 x 60. 

Number of Jumps: ?

Size of Each Jump: ?

Use a number line to show your answer. 

4 x 60 = 240

Number of Jumps: 4

Size of Each Jump: 60

200

You buy 8 T-shirts for $4 each. You pay with a $50 bill. How much change do you get?

$28

300

Use the Associative Property of Multiplication to find 5 x 70. 

5 x 70 = 5 x (? x 10)

5 x 70 = (5 x ?) x 10

5 x 70 = ? x 10

5 x 70 = ?

5 x 70 = 5 x (7 x 10)

5 x 70 = (5 x 7) x 10

5 x 70 = 35 x 10

5 x 70 = 350

300

Maria saves $8 each week for 20 weeks. How much more money does she need to buy a tablet that costs $200? If she continues to save the same amount each week, how many more weeks does she need to save to buy the tablet?

5 weeks 

400

Use the Distributive Property to find 7 x 40. 

7 x 40 = 7 x (20 + ?)

7 x 40 = (7 x 20) + (7 x ?)

7 x 40 = ? + ?

5 x 70 = ?

7 x 40 = 7 x (20 + 20)

7 x 40 = (7 x 20) + (7 x 20)

7 x 40 = 140 + 140

5 x 70 = 280

400

A school drama club earns $90 each week selling tickets. The club wants to buy new stage lights that cost $450. After how many weeks can the club buy the lights?

5 weeks

500

Find the number that makes 5 x ? - 3 = 17. 

4

500

Find 4 x 50. How many hundreds are in the product? How many tens?

4 x 50 = 200 

2 Hundreds 

20 Tens 


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