Multiplication Word Problems

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

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

Anne bought 2 shirts for $10 each and pants for $12. Which expression represents how much she will spend altogether?

• (2 +10) x 12

• (2 x 10) +12

• (2 +10) +12

• (2 X10) X12

Morgan planted 30 pumpkin seeds equally in 5 rows. How many pumpkin seeds did Morgan plant in each row?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

Isabella wants to put her recipes into an album. Each page will hold 6 recipes. She has 36 recipes. How many pages will she need?

• 12

• 3

• 6

• 7

Tylin has 12 boxes of cookies. If each box of cookies contains 6 cookies, how many cookies does Tylin have in all?

• Multiplication

• Division

Logan has 11 boxes of gum. Each box has 5 pieces. How many pieces of gum does Logan have?

• X multiply

• ÷ divide

A box of books weighs 27 pounds.  Each book weighs 3 pounds.  How many books are in the box?

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 4

Brittany bought three cups of coffee. Each cup cost 4 dollars. How much did she spend on coffee?

• 10 dollars

• 7 dollars

• 12 dollars

• 8 dollars

Eric bought 5 posters from a bookstore. Each poster cost $10. What was the total cost of the 5 posters?

• $50

• $15

• $5

• $2