3rd Grade: Multiplication

Multiplication Word Problems

100

There are 3 clocks. Each clock has 2 hands. How many hands are there?

Answer: There are 6 hands because 3 times 2 is 6.

200

There are 3 cupboards. Each cupboard has 7 dishes. How many dishes are there?

Answer: There are 21 dishes because 3 times 7 is 21.

300

There are 3 paintings. Each painting has 5 animals. How many animals are there?

Answer: There are 15 animals because 3 times 5 is 15.

400

There are 5 children. Each child gets 8 cookies. How many cookies are there altogether?

Answer: There are 40 cookies altogether because 5 times 8 is 40.

500

There are 3 pencil cases. Each pencil case has 4 pencils. How many pencils are there in all?

Answer: There are 12 pencils in all because 3 times 4 is 12.

Arrays

100

What multiplication sentence does this array represent?
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3 X 3=

200

What multiplication sentence does this array represent?
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4x3=12

300

What multiplication sentence does this array represent?
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6x3=18

Multiplication

100

4x3=___

Answer: 12!

200

5x5=

25

300

10x4=

40

400

2x6=

12

500

2x7=

14

Repeated Addition

100

What is one way to say 3 times 6 as repeated addition?

 6+6+6

200

How do you show 2 x 4 as repeated addition?

2+2+2+2=8

300

How do you show 5 x 3 as repeated addition?

5+5+5=15

Multiplication

100

10 X 3=

30

200

5x7

Answer: 35!

300

3 X 5 =

15

400

6 x 2 =

12

500

5 X 5 =

25