Multiplication

Word Problems

100

Johnny wants to give 14 pieces of candy to each of his classmates. He has 23 classmates. How much candy does he need to buy?

322 pieces

200

A toy company wants to buy 3,452 red, blue and yellow teddy bears. How many teddy bears will they buy in all?

10,356 Teddy bears

300

Miss Krabel is throwing a Christmas party, and is inviting thirteen friends. Each person will bring one present for each person (not including themselves). How many presents will there be in all?

169 presents

400

A company is sending out 234 fliers for each of the 56 storefronts. How many fliers are there in all?

13,104 fliers

500

A company makes 4 types of candy. The grocery store bought 45,392 of each type. How much candy did the store receive?

181,568 pieces of candy

Vocabulary

100

What is the total in a multiplication problem? 

product

200

What is the divisor?

The number you are dividing by

300

What is the dividend?

The number your are dividing

400

What is the answer to a division problem?

The quotient

500

What is a sum, and what is a difference?

A sum is the answer to an addition problem. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem

3 x 1 - 5 x 2

100

213 x 5

1,065

200

9,266 x 26

240,916

300

56,354 x 9

507,186

400

78,925 x 64

5,051,200

500

5,051,200 x 17

85,870,400