Multiplication Multi-Step Word Problems

What 2 operations would you use to solve this word problem? 240 puppies are for sale at the Mega pet store. The puppies were shared equally between 8 smaller shops. One of those shops sold all their puppies for $300 each. How much did the puppy shop make?

• divide and multiply

• divide and add

• multiply and subtract

• add and multiply

The Harbor family went to the movies. When everyone was ready for a snack, Mom bought 4 drinks for $3.25 each and 4 popcorns for $2.00 each. What was the total amount Mom spent?

• $21.00

• $43.00

• $5.00

• $11.00

There were 250 monkeys placed in one part of the zoo, during the day. There were 100 more monkeys that were placed in another part of the zoo. When all the monkey were put inside, at the end of the day, they were evenly split up between 7 cages. How any monkeys were in each cage?

• 50 monkeys

• 75 monkeys

• 350 monkeys

• 18 monkeys

Isabella had 48 books in her room. She split them up equally into 8 piles. She then sold one of those piles for $4.83 for each book. How much money did she make?

• $75.00

• $18.33

• $28.98

• $6.00

Sarah bought 3 packs of pencils, with each pack containing 25 pencils. How many pencils did she buy in total?

• 100

• 50

• 75

• 125

A farmer has 4 fields, and each field has 35 apple trees. How many apple trees are there in total?

• 105

• 210

• 70

• 140

A bakery sells 8 cakes per day, and each cake costs $15. How much money does the bakery make in a week?

• $10 x 8 cakes/day x 7 days/week = $560

• $15 x 8 cakes/day x 7 days/week = $840

• $15 x 8 cakes/day x 5 days/week = $600

• $15 x 10 cakes/day x 7 days/week = $1050

A factory produces 7 batches of toys, with each batch containing 28 toys. How many toys are produced in total?

• 245

• 154

• 196

• 210

A store sells 5 packs of markers, with each pack containing 24 markers. How many markers are sold in total?

• 120

• 200

• 150

• 100

If each bookshelf can hold 18 books, and there are 5 bookshelves in the library, how many books can the library hold?

• 72

• 120

• 105

• 90