Multiplication in Action: Fun Word Problems for 3rd Graders

A farmer has 12 baskets of apples. Each basket contains 5 apples. How many apples does the farmer have in total?

• 60

• 40

• 70

• 50

There are 14 students in a class. Each student has 3 pencils. How many pencils are there altogether?

• 36

• 48

• 42

• 30

A toy store sells 23 toy cars. Each toy car costs 4 dollars. How much money will the store make if all the toy cars are sold?

• 100 dollars

• 92 dollars

• 75 dollars

• 80 dollars

A baker makes 15 cakes. Each cake requires 6 eggs. How many eggs does the baker need in total?

• 75

• 60

• 100

• 90

A library has 18 shelves. Each shelf can hold 7 books. How many books can the library hold in total?

• 144

• 100

• 126

• 90

A gardener plants 25 flowers in each row. If there are 3 rows, how many flowers are planted altogether?

• 60

• 100

• 50

• 75

A pack of markers contains 10 markers. If a teacher buys 6 packs, how many markers does she have?

• 30 markers

• 60 markers

• 50 markers

• 70 markers

A box contains 22 chocolates. If each chocolate is shared among 2 friends, how many friends can share the chocolates?

• 44 friends

• 2 friends

• 22 friends

• 11 friends

A school has 30 students in each class. If there are 4 classes, how many students are there in total?

• 90

• 100

• 120

• 150

A pet store has 11 fish tanks. Each tank holds 9 fish. How many fish are there in total?

• 90

• 99

• 72

• 81