Multiplication Scenarios
Taylor played eight games of tennis with her friends. If she scored 6 points each game, how many total points did she score?
48
Jake has 54 shoes in his room. How many pairs of shoes does he have?
27
A small package of chips has 240 calories. The bag John enjoyed contained 20 chips. If John gave Chris 4 chips, how many calories did Chris consume?
48
Lauren milked 39 cows. Each cow produced 21 gallons. How many gallons of milk does Lauren have?
819 gallons
Lucy brought donuts to give to her teachers for breakfast one morning. She brought 2-dozen donuts. Lucy gave each teacher 4 donuts. How many teachers did Lucy give donuts to?
6 teachers
Paul made 95 brownies for teacher appreciation week at his school. He brought 29 on Monday, 13 on Tuesday, and the rest on Wednesday. How many brownies did Paul bring to school on Wednesday?
53
There are 20 students in the class, and each student needs 12 crayons for the project. How many total crayons are needed for the project?
240
The grocery store has placed 88 boxes of cereal equally on 4 shelves. How many boxes of cereal are on each shelf?
22
At the bakery, cupcakes cost a dollar seventy-five each. Bagels cost two dollars and twenty-five each. How much more do two bagels cost than two cupcakes?
$1
Joe bought 52 baseballs for $2 a piece. How much did he spend on baseballs?
$104
Each toothpick stands for 20 meters. How many toothpicks will you need to construct one side of the building that would represent the height of 300 meters?
15
A flower shop has 144 roses and 12 daisies. How many times more roses are there then daisies?
12 times more roses
1,081
Each toothpick stands for 24 meters. How many toothpicks will you need to construct one side of the building that would represent the height of 192 meters?
8
A restaurant sold 220 hamburgers and 4 hotdogs. How many times more hamburgers were sold than hotdogs?
55 times more