Multiplication
3rd Grade Multi-Step Problems
3rd Grade Word Problems
100

9x9=?

9x9=81

100

There are 13 students trying out for the choir. If 3 of them didn't get picked and the rest were put into two groups, how many students would be in each group? 

(13-3)/2=5

100

Charles wants to plant 35 flowers in 5 flowerbeds. How many flowers should he plant in each flowerbed?

7 flowers

200

8x7=?

8x7=56

200
There are two friends playing video games online when two more players joined. If each player had six lives, how many lives did they have total? 
(2+2)x6= 24 lives 
200

Dan sells a total of 32 candy bars to 8 neighbors. Each neighbor buys the same number of candy bars. How many candy bars does each buy?

4 candy bars

300
7x4=?
7x4=28
300

Each chocolate bar in a box costs $6. If a box had 13 bars total and Zoey sold all but 6 bars, how much money would she have made? 

(13-6)x6=$42

300

Ashley, Susana, and Liz bought a box of chocolates. There are 36 chocolates in the box. How many chocolates does each of them receive?

12 chocolates

400
11x4=?
11x4=44
400

Billy had 15 movies but 6 of them weren't working. If he wanted to sell the working games for $7 each, how much money could he earn? 

(15-6)x7=63

400

The fine for an overdue library book is 5 cents a day. Tyler returned his books 1 day late. He paid a 30-cent fine. How many books did he return?

6 books

500

12x12=

12x12=144

500

Vanessa was making baggies of cookies with 6 cookies in each bag. If she had 25 chocolate chip cookies and 29 oatmeal cookies, how many baggies could she make? 

(29+25)/6= 9 baggies 
500

Maria puts 7 pictures on each page of her photo album. How many pages did she use for her 84 photographs of the Rocky Mountains?

12 pages