Multiplication Word Problems

Triple means...

• add 3

• subtract 3

• multiply by 3

• divide by 3

Cody and Brad bought pizza for the class party. Cody bought 12 pizzas for $15 each. Brad bought 8 pizzas for $12 each. Who spent more money on pizza?

• Cody

• Brad

• Both

• Neither

Kevion raises dairy cows. He has 165 cows. Each cow produced 43 gallons of milk last month. How many gallons did the cows produce altogether last month?

• 7095 gallons

• 7000 gallons

• 8005 gallons

• 7195 gallons

How many markers are there in 236 such boxes?

Eighty-seven students were passing around a petition to stop the historical building from being demolished. Each student collected 92 signatures. What was the total number of signatures the students collected?

• 7904

• 8004

• 957

• 857

4.  An office supply company puts 700 coloured pencils in each shipment. The company sends out 38 shipments of coloured pencils each year. How many coloured pencils does the office supply company ship each year?

• 27600

• 26600

• 26660

• 25660

Rob (r) ran four times as long as Joe (j). Joe ran for 28 minutes. Write an equation that could be used to show how long Rob ran. How long did Rob run?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• 28 - 4 = R, R = 24

• 4 + 28 = R, R = 32

• R x 4 = 28, R = 7

• 4 x 28 = R, R = 112

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If a movie in the theater fills every seat, every day for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380

• 9,660

• 9,200

• 13,800