Free Printable Basic Multiplication Word Problems

1.

If there are 6 flowers in one vase and there are 4 vases, how many flowers are there in all?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

24

d)

26

2.

There are 7 apples in one basket. If there are 5 baskets, how many apples are there in all?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

40

d)

45

3.

A spider has 8 legs. How many legs do 7 spiders have in all?

a)

54

b)

56

c)

58

d)

64

4.

There are 9 candies in each pack. If a child has 3 packs, how many candies does the child have?

a)

18

b)

27

c)

36

d)

45

5.

There are 6 chairs in each row. If there are 8 rows, how many chairs are there in all?

a)

36

b)

42

c)

46

d)

48

6.

A baker puts 7 cupcakes on each tray. If he has 9 trays, how many cupcakes does he have in all?

a)

56

b)

60

c)

63

d)

72

7.

There are 8 pencils in a box. If there are 10 boxes, how many pencils are there in all?

a)

70

b)

75

c)

80

d)

85

8.

A classroom has 9 tables, and each table has 6 chairs. How many chairs are there in the classroom?

a)

45

b)

52

c)

54

d)

56

9.

There are 7 days in a week. How many days are there in 8 weeks?

a)

49

b)

54

c)

56

d)

64

10.

Each watermelon weighs 9 kilograms. What is the total weight of 6 watermelons?

a)

45 kg

b)

46 kg

c)

48 kg

d)

54 kg

11.

There are 9 pencils in one pack. If there are 8 packs, how many pencils are there?

a)

64

b)

72

c)

80

d)

81

12.

If there are 10 chairs in one row and 6 rows, how many chairs are there in total?

a)

50

b)

55

c)

60

d)

65

13.

What is 9 × 9?

a)

72

b)

81

c)

90

d)

99

14.

If 5 × 7 = 35, what is 7 × 5 = ?

a)

30

b)

32

c)

35

d)

37

15.

A gardener plants 8 saplings in each of 7 rows. How many saplings are planted in total?

a)

48

b)

52

c)

56

d)

64

16.

A box has 4 layers of cupcakes and each layer has 9 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are there in all? Choose the best answer.

a)

32

b)

34

c)

36

d)

40

17.

Which equation shows the Commutative Property of multiplication?

a)

4 × (3 × 2) = (4 × 3) × 2

b)

5 × 3 = 3 × 5

c)

2 × (3 + 4) = (2 × 3) + (2 × 4)

d)

1 × 6 = 6

18.

Which of the following shows the Associative Property of multiplication?

a)

2 × (3 × 4) = (2 × 3) × 4

b)

3 × 2 = 2 × 3

c)

6 × (5 + 1) = (6 × 5) + (6 × 1)

d)

7 × 1 = 7

19.

What property is shown in 4 × (5 + 2) = (4 × 5) + (4 × 2)?

a)

Commutative Property

b)

Distributive Property

c)

Associative Property

d)

Identity Property

20.

What property is shown in this situation: 8 × 1 = 8

a)

Commutative

b)

Distributive

c)

Associative

d)

Identity Property

21.

Which statement illustrates the Commutative Property?

a)

9 × 2 = 18 and 2 × 9 = 18

b)

1 × 6 = 6

c)

5 × (2 × 3) = (5 × 2) × 3

d)

4 × (3 + 2) = (4 × 3) + (4 × 2)

22.

What property is shown in the equation (3 × 4) × 2 = 3 × (4 × 2)?

a)

Commutative Property

b)

Associative Property

c)

Distributive Property

d)

Identity Property

23.

Which of the following illustrates the Distributive Property?

a)

7 × (3 + 5) = (7 × 3) + (7 × 5)

b)

(4 × 2) × 3 = 4 × (2 × 3)

c)

6 × 9 = 9 × 6

d)

5 × 1 = 5

24.

Which property can help make 9 × 6 easier by thinking (9 × 3) + (9 × 3)?

a)

Commutative

b)

Associative

c)

Distributive

d)

Identity

25.

What property is shown in 6 × 7 = 7 × 6?

a)

Associative

b)

Distributive

c)

Commutative

d)

Identity

26.

Estimate 238 × 7 by rounding to a nearby hundred or ten. Which choice is the best estimate?

a)

1,400

b)

1,500

c)

1,600

d)

1,700

27.

Estimate the product of 412 × 9. Use rounding to a convenient place value to choose the best estimate.

a)

3,000

b)

3,600

c)

4,000

d)

4,500

28.

Which is the best estimate for 289 × 8 when rounding to a nearby hundred or ten?

a)

2,000

b)

2,400

c)

2,500

d)

3,000

29.

Estimate 167 × 5 by rounding appropriately. Select the best estimate.

a)

800

b)

900

c)

1,000

d)

1,200

30.

Which is the closest estimate for 325 × 12? Choose the best rounded result.

a)

3,000

b)

3,500

c)

4,000

d)

4,500

31.

A box has 8 pencils. How many pencils are there in 6 boxes?

a)

36

b)

42

c)

48

d)

56

32.

A notebook costs ₱25. How much will 4 notebooks cost?

a)

₱50

b)

₱75

c)

₱100

d)

₱125

33.

A tricycle can carry 3 passengers. How many passengers can 7 tricycles carry?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

21

d)

24

34.

A pack of candies has 15 pieces. If you buy 5 packs, how many candies will you have in all?

a)

60

b)

70

c)

75

d)

80

35.

A watermelon costs ₱80. If Ana buys 3 watermelons, how much change will she get from ₱300?

a)

₱40

b)

₱60

c)

₱80

d)

₱100

36.

A farmer sells 25 mangoes in one basket. If he sold 8 baskets, how many mangoes did he sell in all?

a)

150

b)

175

c)

200

d)

225

37.

A toy costs ₱135. If Carlo bought 4 toys, how much did he pay in all?

a)

₱500

b)

₱520

c)

₱540

d)

₱560

38.

A baker made 48 cupcakes each day for 5 days. On the last day, he gave 30 cupcakes to his friends. How many cupcakes were left?

a)

180

b)

190

c)

200

d)

210

39.

A bag costs ₱275. A pair of shoes costs ₱450. How much will you pay if you buy 2 bags and 1 pair of shoes?

a)

₱800

b)

₱900

c)

₱1,000

d)

₱1,200

40.

A farmer harvested 125 baskets of tomatoes. Each basket has 24 tomatoes. He sold 2,000 tomatoes in the market. How many tomatoes were left?

a)

500

b)

800

c)

1,000

d)

1,200

41.

Compute: 48 ÷ 6 = ?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

42.

Compute: 63 ÷ 9 = ?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

43.

There are 42 apples shared equally among 7 baskets. How many apples are in each basket?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

44.

Compute: 72 ÷ 8 = ?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

45.

Compute: 56 ÷ 8 = ?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

46.

Compute: 81 ÷ 9 = ?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

47.

A baker has 54 cupcakes. If he puts 6 cupcakes in each box, how many boxes will he fill?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

48.

Compute: 64 ÷ 8 = ?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

49.

63 mangoes are divided equally among 7 baskets. How many mangoes will each basket have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

50.

A total of 72 marbles are shared among 9 children. How many marbles does each child get?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

51.

Compute: 8 ÷ 2 = ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

52.

Compute: 9 ÷ 3 = ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

53.

A snack shop packs 48 cookies equally into 6 bags. How many cookies are in each bag?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

54.

Compute: 10 ÷ 5 = ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

55.

If 6 balls are divided equally among 3 friends, how many balls does each friend receive?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

56.

8 chocolates are shared equally among 4 children. How many chocolates does each child get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

57.

Evaluate: 9 ÷ 9 = ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

9

58.

Determine: 0 ÷ 5 = ?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

Cannot be determined

59.

Compute: 10 ÷ 2 = ?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

60.

Simplify using division by 1: 6 ÷ 1 = ?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

5

d)

6

61.

There are 10 pencils to be placed into 5 boxes equally. How many pencils go in each box?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

62.

84 apples are divided equally among 7 baskets. How many apples are in each basket?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

63.

A baker made 96 cupcakes and placed 8 cupcakes in each box. How many boxes did he fill?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

64.

A fruit vendor earned ₱864 from selling 8 baskets of oranges. How much did she earn per basket?

a)

₱106

b)

₱108

c)

₱110

d)

₱112

65.

There are 624 candies packed equally into 8 jars. How many candies are in each jar?

a)

72

b)

76

c)

78

d)

80

66.

A total of 42 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

67.

A farmer harvested 1,260 mangoes and packed them equally into 9 boxes. How many mangoes are in each box?

a)

130

b)

135

c)

140

d)

145

68.

There are 864 pages to print. The printer can print 12 pages per minute. How many minutes will it take to finish printing?

a)

70

b)

72

c)

74

d)

76

69.

A school has 2,400 pencils to be distributed equally among 48 classes. How many pencils will each class receive?

a)

45

b)

46

c)

47

d)

50

70.

A store earned ₱2,400 from selling 8 sets of uniforms. How much does one set cost if the store added ₱300 for delivery and this amount is included in the total?

a)

₱250

b)

₱262.50

c)

₱270

d)

₱300

71.

72 books are arranged equally on 9 shelves. How many books are on each shelf?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

Basic Multiplication Word Problems

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