Prime and Composite
Multiplication Story Problems
Multiplication Fill in the Blank
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Multiples/Factors
100

Is the number 35 prime or composite?

Composite

100

John is 9 years old. His cousin is 3 times older than John. How old is John's cousin?

27 years old

100

6 x __ = 48

8

100

Write an equation to represent this problem:

Sam picked 8 apples from the tree. That is 4 times as many as her friend Jill picked. How many apples did Jill pick?

8 = 4x

100

List all the factors of 24.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

200

Is the number 11 prime or composite?

Prime

200

Jim bought a book and a movie. The movie cost $21.00 and the book cost $3.00. How many times more than the book did the movie cost?

7 times more

200

9 x __ = 63

7

200

The equation 8 x 5=40 can mean:

A. 8 apples and 5 apples together are 40

B. 8 pencils divided into 5 groups is 40

C. 40 spiders are 8 times more than the 5 spiders at the black table

C: 40 spiders are 8 times more than the 5 spiders at the black table

200

List 3 multiples of 18.

18, 36, 65, 72, 90, 108, etc.

300

Is the number 79 prime or composite?

Prime

300

Jonathan bought a pair of shoes and a backpack. The shoes cost 3 times as much as the backpack. The backpack was $18. How much did the shoes cost?

$54

300

12 x __ = 48

4

300

Write an equation to represent this problem:

Tate has 20 sports cards. That is 4 times as many as his friend Hunter. How many cards does Hunter have?

4 x c = 20

20/c = 4

300

List all of the factors of 15.

1, 3, 5, 15

400
Is the number 52 prime or composite?

Composite

400

Kelly bought a toy car and a video game. The video game costs $48.00. The toy car cost $6.00. How many more times than the toy car did the video game cost?

8 times more

400

13 x 3 = __

39

400

The equation 4 x 7 = 28 can mean?

28 pencils are 7 times more than the 4 erasers on the table.

400

List 3 multiples of 21.

21, 42, 63, 84, 105, 210, etc.
500

How do you know that 24 is a composite number?

There is more than one factor pair.

500

Each of the 3 students at the blue table have 6 markers. The class has 5 times as many markers as the blue table. How many markers total does the whole class have?

90 Markers

500

14 x 4 = __

56

500

What 2 equations best represents this situation: 

Alyssa has 12 bottles of nail polish. That is 3 times as many as her friend Mel. How many bottles of nail polish does Mel have?

1. 12=3 x n     2. 12x3=n       3. 12-3=n      4. 12/n=3

12 = 3 x n

12/n = 3

500

List all of the factors of 30. 

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30

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