Multiplication Word Problems
Lily's aunt plays in a mariachi band. The band has 2 trumpets. There are 3 times as many violins as trumpets. How many violins does the band have?
6 violins
The tigers score 36 points. They score 4 times as many points as the lions. How many points did the lions score?
9 points.
What is 5 times as many as 7?
35
4 x 3 = ?
12
45 ÷ 9 = ?
5
Kamaria is learning to code computer games. She codes a game so there are always 3 times as many jellyfish as sharks. There are 6 sharks. How many jellyfish are there?
18 jellyfish
Mina and Rico have cans to recycle. Mina has 5 times as many cans as Rico. Mina has 50 cans. How many cans does Rico have?
Rico has 10 cans.
What is 2 times as many as 9?
18
5 x 6 = ?
30
16 ÷ 2 = ?
8
El eats 6 times as many raisins as Finn. Finn eats 9 raisins. Write an equation for the number of raisins El eats and solve it.
9 x 6 = ?
9 x 6 = 54
There are 5 times as many tulips as rose bushes. There are 15 tulips. How many rose bushes are in the garden? Write an equation and solve.
15 ÷ 5 = ?
15 ÷ 5 = 3
What is 9 times as many as 4?
36
6 x 3 = ?
18
24 ÷ 6 = ?
4
Jade picks 5 ponds of berries. She needs three times that amount. How many pounds of berries does she need? Write an equation and solve.
5 x 3 = ?
5 x 3 = 15
Leah has 3 times as many country songs as she has pop songs on her phone. She has 27 country songs. How many pop songs does Leah have? Write an equation and solve.
27 ÷ 3 = ?
27 ÷ 3 = 9
27 is 3 times as many as what?
9
4 x 8 = ?
32
48 ÷ 8 = ?
6
Lacy and Art read the same book. Art reads 8 pages and Lacy reads 9 times as many pages as Art. How many pages did Lacy read? Write an equation and solve it.
9 x 8 = ?
8 x 9 = 72
Erik sees 42 stars in the sky on Tuesday. This is 7 times as many stars he sees on Monday night. How many stars does Erik see on Monday? Write an equation and solve.
42 ÷ 7 = ?
42 ÷ 7 = 6
56 is 7 times as many as what?
8
6 x 9 = ?
54
63 ÷ 7 = ?
9