Multiplication Word Problems

There are 4 houses in a neighborhood. Each house has 3 people living in it. How many people are there in total?

• 4 + 3 + 7

• 4 - 3 = 1

• 4 x 3 = 12

The ice cream truck served ice cream cones to 5 children. Each child got two scoops. What was the total number of scoops the ice cream truck served?

• 5 x 2 = 10

• 5 + 2 = 7

• 5 x 2 = 7

An insect has 6 legs. How many legs does 4 insects have?

• 6 + 4 = 10

• 4 x 5 - 20

• 6 x 4 + 24

Mr. Bain travels 8 miles each month to see his mother in North Eleuthera. How many miles does Mr. Bain travel in a year?

• 8 x 0 = 0

• 8 x 7 = 56

• 8 x 12 = 96

Reanna placed 4 of her dolls in each crate. She has 3 crates. How many dolls does Reanna have?

• 4 x 3 = 12

• 4 + 3 = 7

• 4 x 4 = 8

Kayshawn arranged the cards on the table in 6 rows. He placed 6 cards in each row. How many cards are there in total?

• 6 x 6 = 12

• 6 x 6 = 36

• 6 + 6 = 12

Ms. Johnson arranged the students' desks into 4 rows. There are 4 desks in each row. How many desks are there altogether?

• 4 x 4 = 16

• 4 x 6 = 24

• 4 + 4 = 8

Linda has sold 9 cookies for Brownies. Sarah has sold 3 times more cookies than Linda. How many cookies have Sarah sold?

• 9 x 9 = 81

• 9 x 3 = 27

• 9 + 3 = 12