G3 Multiplication Stories

Six toys are on the floor, and a kid put six more. Later, that kid's friend added six more. How many toys are there altogether?

• 6 x 6 =36

  36 toys

• 6 + 6 + 6 = 18

  18 toys

• 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18

  18 toys

• 6 + 6 = 12

  12 toys

My sister gave me five toys, then she took five more from the toy box and gave them to me. After that, she found five more toys, and gave them to me as well!

How many toys do I have now?

• 5 + 5 + 5 = 15

• 5 + 5 - 5 = 10

  10 toys

• 3 x 5 = 15

  15 toys

• 5 + 3 = 8

  8 toys

A kid got three stickers, then his friend gave him three more. When he went home, his sister gave him another three stickers.

How many stickers does the kid have altogether?

• 3 x 3 = 9

• 3 + 3 + 3 = 9

  9 stickers

• 3 x 3 x 3

  27 stickers

• 3 + 3 + 3 = 333

  333 stickers

There were three chickens in a yard. Each chicken laid five eggs.

How many eggs are there in total?

• 3 x 5 = 15

  15 eggs

• 5 + 5 + 5 = 15

• 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15

• 3 x 5 = 35

  35 eggs

There were fifty eggs scattered around the yard in the morning. For breakfast, the family ate thirty eggs!

How many eggs are left?

• 50 + 30 = 80

  80 eggs

• 30 + 50 = 80

  80 eggs

• 50 - 30 = 20

  20 eggs

• 30 - 50 = 20

  20 eggs

There were a hundred people at the carnival Monday, and on Tuesday there were a thousand people at the carnival!

How many people went to the carnival over the two days?

• 100 + 1000 = 1100

  1,100 people

• 100 x 1000 = 100000

  100,000 people

• 100 + 1000 = 1100

• 1000 - 100 = 900

  900 people

A bird laid eggs every day for a week. On three days it laid three eggs, and on the other four days it laid five eggs.

How many eggs did it lay in that week?

• 3 x 3 + 4 x 5 = 9 + 20 = 29

  29 eggs

• 7 x 3 = 21

  21 eggs

• 7 x 5 = 35

  35 eggs

• 3 x 5 + 4 x 3 = 15 + 12 = 27

  27 eggs

Richard walked six miles on Monday, and then for the next five days he walked three miles.

How many miles did he walk in total?

• 6 x 3 = 18

  18 miles

• 6 x 5 = 30

  30 miles

• 6 + 5 + 3 = 14

  14 miles

• 6 + 5 x 3 = 6 + 15 = 21

  21 miles

One day, the King decided how chickens he had in his castle. As he was so busy, he only had time to count twenty-one chickens every day. It took him eleven days to count all of his chickens.

How many chickens does he have?

• 11 x 21 = 231

  231 chickens

• 11 + 21 = 32

  32 chickens

• 11 x 22 = 242

  242 chickens

• 10 x 21 = 210

  210 chickens

Dodo 🦤 buys three packs of six cars 🏎.

How many cars does Dodo have?

• 3 x 6 = 9

  9 cars

• 3 x 6 = 18

  18 cars

• 3 + 6 = 9

  9 cars

• 3 + 6 = 18

  18 cars