Multiplication Word Problems

Juan Carlos' mom wants to buy flowers for her 3 vases. Each vase will have 4 flowers. How many flowers will his mom need to buy?

• 12 because 3x4=12

• 7 because 4+3=7

• 1 because 4-3=1

• 10 because 3x4=10

Mrs. Rocha had 5 boxes of Christmas ornaments. Each box had 6 ornaments. How many ornaments does Mrs. Rocha have in all?

• 1 because 6 - 5=1

• 11 because 6 + 5=11

• 30 because 5x6=30

• 29 because 5x6=30

Vanguard Academy has 6 second grade classrooms. Every classroom has 6 tables. How many tables does second grade have in total?

• 36 because 6 x 6=36

• 0 because 6-6=0

• 12 because 6+6=12

• 24 because 6x6=24

Challenge Question: Jacob bought 4 boxes of candies to give one to his friends. Each box of candies has 4 candies. How many candies did Jacob purchase?

• 0 because 4-4=0

• 16 because 4x4=16

• 8 because 4+4=8

• 14 because 4x4=14

A gardener plants 4 rows of flowers. Each row has 5 flowers. How many flowers are there in total?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 4
• 6
• 10
• 16

Samantha packed 8 boxes of blueberries. Each box contains 7 packets. How many packets of blueberries did Samantha pack?

A classroom has 7 rows of desks. Each row has 3 desks. How many desks are there in the classroom?

• 21

• 24

• 18

• 27

A bakery sells 9 cakes each day. If they are open for 5 days, how many cakes do they sell in total?

4 snowmen are made by 3 snowballs each. How many snowballs were used to make the 4 snowmen?

• 7

• 12

• 10

• 3