Multiplication Word Problems

A CD contains 4 music tracks. How many music tracks would 8 such CDs contain?

• 24 music tracks

• 28 music tracks

• 32 music tracks

• 36 music tracks

Answer explanation

The question asks how many music tracks would be present in 8 CDs if each CD contains 4 tracks. To obtain the answer, we simply multiply the number of CDs (8) by the number of tracks in each CD (4). This gives us 32 music tracks, which is the correct answer.

Norah uses an ounce of butter to bake 9 cookies. How many cookies can she bake with 8 ounces of butter?

• 64 cookies

• 72 cookies

• 80 cookies

• 88 cookies

Answer explanation

Norah can bake 9 cookies with one ounce of butter. Therefore, for 8 ounces of butter, she can bake 8 times as many cookies. Since 9 cookies multiplied by 8 equals 72, the answer is 72 cookies.

A farmer has 5 apple trees. Each tree produces 10 apples. How many apples in total does the farmer have?

• 20 apples

• 30 apples

• 50 apples

• 60 apples

Answer explanation

The question asks about the total number of apples the farmer has. As per the question, the farmer has 5 apple trees and each tree produces 10 apples. So, multiplying the number of trees by the apples each tree produces, we get 5*10 which is 50. Therefore, the correct answer is 50 apples.

A baker uses 3 eggs to make a cake. How many eggs in all would be required to bake 4 cakes?

• 10 eggs

• 12 eggs

• 14 eggs

• 16 eggs

Answer explanation

The question asks about the total number of eggs needed to bake 4 cakes. Given that it takes 3 eggs to bake one cake, we need to multiply 3 by 4 to find the total number of eggs. Hence, the correct answer is 12 eggs.

PCSD #32 has 26 bus routes. Each bus can bring 71 students to school. How many students can the buses drive to school all together?

• 1846

• 216

• 999

• 2016

A farmer has 8 rows of apple trees. Each row has 12 trees. How many apple trees does the farmer have in total?

• 80

• 96

• 100

• 104

There are 7 students in the classroom and each student will get 5 pencils. How many pencils will the teacher have to give out?

• 30

• 40

• 35

• 45

Susie bought 7 boxes of chocolates, and each box contains 9 pieces of chocolate. How many pieces of chocolate did Susie buy?

• 36 pieces

• 45 pieces

• 63 pieces

• 72 pieces

There are 126 kids going on a field trip. Each kid can bring 4 things with them. How many things did they bring in all?

A school has 15 classrooms. Each classroom has 28 desks. How many desks are there in the school?

• 400

• 410

• 420

• 430