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Multiplication Word Problems

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Multiplication Word Problems

Read each problem carefully. Use multiplication to find the answer, and show your work.

Solve the Problems

1.Lucy fills 5 bags with 6 marbles in each bag. How many marbles does she put in the bags altogether?

2.A classroom sets up 4 tables with 7 crayons on each table. How many crayons are there in all?

3.Wyatt collects 3 sheets of stamps. Each sheet has 9 stamps. How many stamps does he collect?

4.There are 8 teams at a field day. Each team has 4 players. How many players are there altogether?

Show Your Thinking

5.For the field-day problem, write a multiplication equation and solve it. What does each factor represent?

6.Choose one of the four problems above. Draw equal groups or an array to show how you found the total. Label your drawing with the matching multiplication equation.

7.Create a multiplication story with 2 to 9 equal groups. Write an equation and find the total.