Multiplication Word Problems
Andrew collected 12 coins each day. How many coins did he collect in 3 days?
3 x 12 = 36 coins
81 ÷ 8 =
10 R1
Erica bought 24 candies and put 5 pieces of candy in one cup. How many cups will she need to use all of the candy?
4 cups with 4 leftover
48 x 6 =
288
15 athletes ran 3 laps each. How many laps were run in total by the athletes?
15 x 3 = 45 laps
45 ÷ 7 =
6 R3
Jolene and Brynne made cups of hot chocolate. They want to put 6 marshmallows in each cup. If they have 65 marshmallows, how many cups can they make?
10 with 5 leftover
17 x 7 =
119
4 athletes each won 17 gold medals during Track and Field. How many gold medals did they win in total?
4 x 17 = 68 gold medals
63 ÷ 5 =
12 R3
Alex worked for 6 days and worked a total of 78 hours. How many hours did he work each day?
9 hours with 6 leftover
8 x 55 =
440
24 students won 5 free ice creams each from the Snack Shack. How many ice creams were won?
24 x 5 = 120
78 ÷ 3 =
There were 82 baked goods for a bake sale. There were 5 customers who all bought the same amount of baked goods. How many baked goods did each customer buy?
16 baked goods with 2 leftover
3 x 120 =
360
37 people showed up to the park each day of the week. How many people showed up to the park after 7 days?
37 x 7 = 259
97 ÷ 4 =
24 R1
There are 99 children. A van can hold 8 children. How many vans are needed to take all of the children to the zoo?
12 vans with 3 children leftover
99 x 7 =
693