Multiplication Word Problems and Properties

16 • 4 = 4 • 16

• Zero Property

• Commutative Property of Multiplication 

• Identity Property of Multiplication

• Distributive Property

Choose the property shown.

• commutative

• associative

• distributive

What property of multiplication takes a whole number and multiplies it with one?

• Associative

• Commutative

• Identity

• Multiplicative property of Zero

A baker is preparing trays of cupcakes for a party. Each tray can hold 12 cupcakes and he has prepared 3 trays. How many cupcakes has the baker prepared?

• 36

• 24

• 48

• 30

John has 4 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 15 marbles. He gives 18 marbles to his friend and then buys 2 more bags, each containing 15 marbles. How many marbles does John have now?

• 72

• 78

• 84

• 90

A gardener plants 9 rows of flowers with 14 flowers in each row. Later, 3 rows of flowers are removed. How many flowers are left?

• 84

• 90

• 108

• 126

Ava went to the store to buy bouncy balls. She found that they were sold in two different packages. Package A has 3 bouncy balls. Package B has 4 bouncy balls. Which combination of packages could Ava buy exactly 18 balls?

• Package A: 2

  Package B: 3

• Package A: 18

  Package B: 18

• Package A: 9

  Package B: 9

• Package A: 5

  Package B: 1

A bookshelf has 8 shelves, and each shelf can hold 11 books. How many books can the bookshelf hold in total?

• 88

• 96

• 78

• 80

Solving multiplication word problems: If a box contains 8 packets of candies and each packet has 6 candies, how many candies are there in total?

• 14

• 48

• 56

• 30

Solving multiplication word problems: If a farmer has 5 fields and each field has 9 apple trees, how many apple trees are there in total?

• 27

• 45

• 50

• 14