Multiplication Word Problems
The cost of each book is $3. What is the cost of 6 books?
$18.00
2 x 12 =
24
21÷3=?
CREATE A FACT FAMILY AND SOLVE
21 ÷ 3 = 7
21 ÷ 3 = ?
21 ÷ ? = 3
3 x ? =21
? x 3 = 21
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
Charles wants to plant 35 flowers in 5 flowerbeds. How many flowers should he plant in each flowerbed?
7 flowers
Roger works 80 hours in a day. How many hours does he work in 5 days?
400 hours
5 x 17 =
85
12÷3=?
CREATE A FACT FAMILY AND SOLVE
12÷3= 4
12 ÷ 3 = ?
12 ÷ ? = 3
3 x ? = 12
? x 3 = 12
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
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
A bag contains 70 balls. How many balls are there in 8 bags?
56 balls
3 x 13=?
39
45 ÷ 9 =
CREATE A FACT FAMILY AND SOLVE
45 ÷ 9 = 5
45 ÷ 9 = ?
45 ÷ ? = 9
9 x ? = 45
? x 9 = 45
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
Ashley, Susana, and Liz bought a box of chocolates. There are 24 chocolates in the box. How many chocolates does each of them receive?
8 chocolates
Kitty drinks 40 cups of milk in a day. How much milk does she drink in a week?
280 cups
6 x 18=?
6x8=108
42÷7=?
CREATE A FACT FAMILY AND SOLVE
42 ÷ 7 = 6
42÷7= ?
42 ÷ ? = 7
7 x ? = 42
? x 7 = 42
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
The fine for an overdue library book is 5 cents a day for each book. Tyler returned his books 1 day late. He paid a 30-cent fine. How many books did he return?
6 books
Mia uses 80 ribbons on every card she makes. Mia wants to make 4 cards. How many ribbons does she need?
320 ribbons
7 x 28=
196
63÷3=?
21
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
Maria puts 6 pictures on each page of her photo album. How many pages did she use for her 54 photographs of the Rocky Mountains?
CREATE A FACT FAMILY FOR THIS EQUATION AND THEN SOLVE
54/6= ?
54/?=6
? x 6 = 54
6 x ? = 54
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