Multiplication Word Problems
Instructions: Read each word problem carefully. Write the multiplication equation and solve it. Show your working.
1. 🍎 There are 4 baskets. Each basket has 6 apples. How many apples are there altogether?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ apples
2. 🚗 A car park has 5 rows. Each row has 8 cars. How many cars are in the car park?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ cars
3. 📚 There are 7 shelves in the library. Each shelf has 9 books. How many books are there in total?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ books
4. 🌸 A gardener plants 3 rows of flowers. Each row has 10 flowers. How many flowers did the gardener plant?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ flowers
5. 🍪 Sam bakes 6 trays of biscuits. Each tray has 7 biscuits. How many biscuits does Sam bake?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ biscuits
6. ⚽ There are 9 football teams. Each team has 5 players. How many players are there altogether?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ players
7. 🎈 Emma buys 4 packets of balloons. Each packet has 12 balloons. How many balloons does Emma have?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ balloons
8. 🐣 A farmer has 8 nests. Each nest has 3 eggs. How many eggs are there in total?
Multiplication equation: ________ × ________ = ________
Answer: ________ eggs