2 digit by 2 digit Multiply Story Problems

Lily's school needs 32 new boxes of pencils. Each box contains 24 pencils. How many pencils are there in total?

Answer explanation

To find out how many pencils there are, multiply the number of boxes (32) by the number of pencils in each box (24).

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

The school carnival sold 56 tickets each hour. The carnival lasted for 12 hours. How many tickets were sold in total?

Answer explanation

Multiply the number of tickets sold per hour (56) by the total number of hours (12) to get the total number of tickets.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A factory packs 48 lunchboxes each day. After 35 days, how many lunchboxes will the factory have packed?

Answer explanation

Multiply the number of lunchboxes packed per day (48) by the number of days (35) to find the total.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A city park is planting trees. They plant 64 trees in each section, and there are 43 sections. How many trees will be planted in total?

Answer explanation

Multiply the number of trees planted per section (64) by the number of sections (43) to get the total.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5

At a movie theater, 23 people bought tickets for the afternoon show, and each ticket cost $15. How much money did the theater make from ticket sales?

Answer explanation

Multiply the number of people (23) by the price of each ticket ($15) to find out how much money was made.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A bakery bakes 57 batches of cupcakes every day, and each batch contains 29 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are baked in a day?

Answer explanation

Multiply the number of batches (57) by the number of cupcakes in each batch (29) to find the total number of cupcakes.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.5