Simple Multiplication Word Problems

5 friends were building 1 snow person each. Each snow person needed 3 snowballs. How many snowballs did the friends need altogether to build their snow people?

• 9

• 15

• 8

• 16

There were 35 snowflakes on 7 fence posts. How many snowflakes were on each fencepost?

• 42

• 28

• 245

• 5

Target had 6 boxes of sleds. Each box had 8 sleds in it. How many sleds did Target have altogether?

• 48

• 14

• 2

• 45

Carmen wanted to put an equal number of marshmallows in 6 mugs of hot chocolate. If she has 42 marshmallows, how many will she put in each mug?

• 252

• 36

• 48

• 7

Ashten bought winter hats for her and her friends. They came in packs of 4. If she bought 3 packs, how many hats did she have altogether?

• 7

• 4

• 12

• 1

Sam had 4 boxes. He put 3 shirts in each box. How many shirts did Sam have?

• 7

• 12

• 10

Randy had 7 cars. He put 3 stickers on each car. How many stickers did Randy have?

• 10

• 12

• 21

April had 6 tables. He table had 3 water bottles on them. How many water bottles were there all together?

• 9

• 18

• 12

Eric bought 5 posters from a bookstore. Each poster cost $10. What was the total cost of the 5 posters?

• $50

• $15

• $5

• $2