Multiplication Word Problems and Properties

A group interested in protecting wildlife built houses to help save bats. One house holds 302 bats. About how many bats could 12 bat houses hold?

• 3,000

• 1,000

• 3,624

• 4,000

A store received a shipment of 19 televisions. Each television is worth $475. How much is the shipment worth?

• $4,750

• $4,275

• $9,025

• $9,020

Canyon ISD is building a new intermediate school. The district plans to purchase 28 desks for each of the classrooms, and there are 36 classrooms. How many desks does the district need to buy?

• 252

• 360

• 64

• 1,008

A banana contains 105 calories. Last week, Nate and Haley ate a total of 14 bananas. How many calories did they eat?

• 525

• 1,450

• 1,470

• 4,305

Which estimate will help you solve this multiplication problem?  – 365 × 17 =

• 300 x 20

• 400 x 20

• 300 x 10

• 400 x 10

Which choice has an estimated product of 24,000?

• 108 x 2

• 301 x 77

• 203 x 12

• 405 x 45

A CD contains 4 music tracks. How many music tracks would 8 such CDs contain?

• 24 music tracks

• 28 music tracks

• 32 music tracks

• 36 music tracks

Answer explanation

The question asks how many music tracks would be present in 8 CDs if each CD contains 4 tracks. To obtain the answer, we simply multiply the number of CDs (8) by the number of tracks in each CD (4). This gives us 32 music tracks, which is the correct answer.

Norah uses an ounce of butter to bake 9 cookies. How many cookies can she bake with 8 ounces of butter?

• 64 cookies

• 72 cookies

• 80 cookies

• 88 cookies

Answer explanation

Norah can bake 9 cookies with one ounce of butter. Therefore, for 8 ounces of butter, she can bake 8 times as many cookies. Since 9 cookies multiplied by 8 equals 72, the answer is 72 cookies.

A farmer has 5 apple trees. Each tree produces 10 apples. How many apples in total does the farmer have?

• 20 apples

• 30 apples

• 50 apples

• 60 apples

Answer explanation

The question asks about the total number of apples the farmer has. As per the question, the farmer has 5 apple trees and each tree produces 10 apples. So, multiplying the number of trees by the apples each tree produces, we get 5*10 which is 50. Therefore, the correct answer is 50 apples.

A car requires 4 tires to function. How many tires in all would 6 such cars require?

• 20 tires

• 24 tires

• 28 tires

• 32 tires

Answer explanation

The question asks for the total number of tires needed for 6 cars. Since each car requires 4 tires to function, we multiply 6 (the number of cars) by 4 (the number of tires per car). This gives us 24 tires, which is the correct answer.