Multiplication Word Problems
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Fraction Word Problems
Rounding & Place Value
Decimal Word Problems
100
Sam bought 12 packages of water bottles for his football team’s practice. Each package has a dozen water bottles. How many total water bottles did Sam purchase?
Sam bought 144 bottles of water.
There are 12 bottles in a dozen. 12 x 12 = 144.
100
A boxcar has 360 boxes on it. Two hours later the boxcar has 720 boxes on it. If the number of boxes increases at the same rate, how many boxes are added each hour?
Answer: 180
100
The guests ate 6/8 of Carol’s apple pie. Show two ways the pie could have been eaten. Hint: Break down the fraction 6/8 into smaller fractions.
Answer: ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ + ⅛ = 6/8, so 8 people could have eaten ⅛ of a pie each or ⅜ + ⅜ = 6/8, so 2 people could have eaten ⅜ of the pie each.
100
Use a number line to round 2,300 to the nearest thousands place.
Answer: 2,000
100
The grass in Jake’s yard grows on average .1 millimeters each day. How much will Jake’s grass grow after one week? Use a number line to solve.
Answer: Jake’s grass will grow .7 millimetres in one week. .1 x 7 = .7
200
Mr. Rodger bought 100 packs of juice boxes for the school dance. The juice boxes come in packs of 16. How many juice boxes did Mr. Rodger buy in all?
Answer: Mr. Rodger bought 1,600 juice boxes. 100 x 16 = 1,600.
200
Kim’s dog Polly needs to drink 480 milliliters of water each day. If his water bowl can hold a maximum of 60 milliliters, how many times a day should Kim fill Polly’s dog bowl with water?
Answer: Kim should fill Polly’s dog bowl 8 times a day. 480 / 60 = 8
200
Casey painted 5/9 of the fence today. Show two ways the parts of the fence could have been painted. Hint: Break down the fraction 5/9 into smaller fractions.
Answer: 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 or 3/9 + 6/9 = 5/9
200
Use a number line to round 362 to the nearest tens place.
Answer: 360
200
Jason collects nickels he finds on the road. After finding 12 nickels how much money does he have?
*A nickel is worth 5 cents or .05.
Answer: Jason has a total of 60 cents (.60).
.05 x 12 is .60.
300
Jason gets 30 new baseball cards each month. How many new baseball cards will he have after two years?
Answer: Jason will have 720 new baseball cards after two years. There are 12 months in every year, so in two years there are 24 months (12 x 2 = 24). 24 x 30 =720.
300
Jack wants to grow vegetables in her mom’s garden. His mom gives him 7 rows to plant 98 seeds. If Jack wants to space them out evenly, how many seeds should he plant in each row?
Answer: Jack should plant 14 seeds in each row. 98 / 7 = 14.
300
Jessie ran ½ of a mile. Victor ran 3/6 of a mile. Did they run the same distance?
Answer: Yes, they ran the same distance.
300
Use a number line to round 467 to the nearest hundreds place.
Answer: 500
300
Reese purchased three movie tickets for $4.50 each and two bags of popcorn for $3.00 each. How much money does she spend in all at the movie theater?
Answer: Reese spent a total of $19.50 at the movie theater.
$4.50 x 3 = $13.50. $3.00 x 2 = $6.00. $13.50 + $6.00 = $19.50
400
The 4th-grade teachers bought 6 boxes of red binders and 10 boxes of green binders. Each box has 5 binders. How many binders in all did they buy?
Answer: They bought 80 total binders. 6 x 5 = 30. 10 x 5 =50. 50 + 30 = 80.
400
Cait wants to save $500 to attend summer swimming classes. Her parents pay her $10 every time she walks her dog. How many times will Cait have to walk her dog to earn enough money to pay for swimming classes?
Answer: Cait will have to walk her dog 50 times to save $500. 500 / 10 = 50
400
Sophia finished one out of four problems she has for homework. Jason completed three out of the twelve problems he has for homework. Use two number lines to determine whether they have completed the same amount of homework so far.
Answer: Yes they completed the same portion of their homework.
400
Use a number line to round 865 to the nearest hundreds place.
Answer: 900
400
Steve went grocery shopping on Saturday with a spending limit of $50. He purchased fruits and vegetables for $11. He purchased meat for $12.50 and a variety of snacks for $20. How much money does he have left over in his budget?
Answer: Steve has $6.50 left over in his budget.
$11.00 + $12.50 + $20.00 = $43.50. $50.00 – $43.50 = $6.50
500
Crystal saved 35 dimes in her piggy bank. How much money (in cents) has she saved in all?
Answer: Crystal has saved a total of 350 cents. Each dime is worth 10 cents. 35 x 10 =350.
500
A sunflower grows two inches every week until it is fully grown. If we find a sunflower that is 2 feet tall, how many weeks has it been growing?
* 12 inches in a foot
Answer: The sunflower has been growing for 12 weeks. There are 12 inches in a foot, so there are 24 inches in two feet (12 x 2 =24). 24 inches divided by 2 is equal to 12.
500
If a recipe calls for ¾ cup of oil and a baker wants to double the recipe. How many cups of oil does the baker need?
Answer: The baker will need 6/8 cups of oil. ¾ x 2 = 6/8
500
Use a number line to round 6,403 to the nearest thousands place.
Answer: 6,000
500
Ethan wants to save his paychecks for a month to put his first deposit into his savings account. He is not able to put in a deposit of less than $200. If he puts in his first four paychecks of $52.12, $69.40, $42.80, and $35.75 will he have enough for a $200 deposit?
Answer: Yes, he will have enough money for a $200 deposit. $52.12, $69.40, $42.80, and $35.75 added together equal $200.07.