Multiplication Word Problems
Farmer Joe has 1,234 turkeys on his farm. Each turkey has 2 legs. How many turkey legs does Farmer Joe have on his farm?
2,468 legs
Sarah baked 3,456 pumpkin pie slices for the Thanksgiving feast. If she wants to distribute them evenly among 4 tables, how many pie slices will each table get?
864
The community center is preparing for a big Thanksgiving feast and plans to serve turkey to 4,572 people. Each turkey can serve 6 people.
If they already have 300 turkeys, how many more turkeys do they need to buy?
712
Mr. Miller is baking pumpkin muffins for Thanksgiving. He baked 16 muffins and wants to package them in boxes. Each box can hold a different number of muffins, and he wants to know how many different ways he can package them without any muffins left over.
Question: How many different ways can Mr. Miller package the muffins into boxes?
Hint: List the factors of 16.
1,2,4,8,16
Mrs. Johnson is baking pies for Thanksgiving. She plans to bake 1,456 pies, and each pie requires 3 apples. How many apples does she need in total?
4,368
A local charity cooked 5,240 Thanksgiving dinners for families in need. If each family receives 5 dinners, how many families can be served?
1,048
Mrs. Martinez is baking pies for her family Thanksgiving gathering. She plans to bake 45 pies, and each pie is cut into 5 slices.
If there are 9 family members, how many slices will each family member get?
25
Mr. Brown baked 48 pumpkin pies for his family's Thanksgiving celebration. If he wants to give each of his 8 neighbors an equal number of pies, how many pies does each neighbor get?
6
The Johnson family harvested 2,367 pumpkins this year. They want to sell each pumpkin for $4. How much money will they make from selling all the pumpkins?
9,468
The town harvested 6,372 pounds of sweet potatoes for the Thanksgiving festival. If they package the sweet potatoes into bags that each hold 3 pounds, how many bags will they need?
2,124
The community center is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for 4,680 people. Each person will receive 5 pieces of dinner rolls.
How many dinner rolls does the community center need in total if they already have 100?
23,300
A large turkey takes 15 minutes to cook per pound. If the turkey weighs 12 pounds, how many minutes will it take to cook the turkey? How many hours and minutes is that?
180
The annual Thanksgiving parade features 1,589 balloons. Each balloon is carried by 5 people. How many people are needed to carry all the balloons?
7,945
A bakery received an order for 4,680 apple pies for Thanksgiving. If each customer can buy up to 3 pies, how many customers does the bakery need to serve to fulfill the order?
1,560
The town needs 2,560 hours of volunteer work to prepare for the Thanksgiving parade. Each volunteer can work 4 hours per day.
How many days will it take if 320 volunteers each work 4 hours per day?
2 days
The Thanksgiving parade has 120 balloons. If each section of the parade has 10 balloons, how many sections are there in the parade?
12
The community center is preparing for a Thanksgiving feast. They need 3,234 ears of corn, and each volunteer can shuck 6 ears of corn per hour. How many ears of corn can 1 volunteer shuck in total?
19,404
The community center has 2,592 Thanksgiving meals to serve. If each volunteer can serve 4 meals per hour, how many hours will it take for all the meals to be served?
648
A bakery received orders for 3,456 sweet potato casseroles for Thanksgiving. Each casserole requires 3 sweet potatoes.
If the bakery has 7,000 sweet potatoes, how many more do they need to buy?
3,368
Mrs. Green is setting up tables for the Thanksgiving feast. She has 36 plates and wants to arrange them in equal groups. She needs to find out all the possible group sizes she can use to set the table without any plates left over.
Question: What are all the possible group sizes Mrs. Green can use to set the table?
Hint: List the factors of 36.
1,2,3,4,6,9,12,36