Multiplication Word Problems. Words that may signal MULTIPLICATION: times each in all twice product per multiplied by equal groups.

MultiplicationWord Problems

Words that may signal MULTIPLICATION:• times• each• in all• twice • product• per• multiplied by• equal groups

A hospital ordered new blankets. The blankets will

be delivered in 3 equal shipments of 213

blankets. How many blankets will be delivered

altogether?

A hospital ordered new blankets. The blankets will

be delivered in 3 equal shipments of 213 blankets. How many blankets will be

delivered altogether?

How will you

solve this

problem?

Answer

Solve with Multiplication

639 total Blankets

936

There are 3 fish tanks in your school library. There are 394 fish in each tank. How many fish are there

altogether?

There are 3 fish tanks in your school library. There are 394 fish in each tank. How many fish are there

altogether?

How will you

solve this

problem?

What words tell us

what to do?

Solve with Multiplication

Solve with Multiplication

1,182 total Fish

Twelve Elementary Schools in Suffolk

collected plastic bags to earn a bench for their building. Each school

collected 11,846 bags. How many bags were

collected?

Twelve Elementary Schools in Suffolk

collected plastic bags to earn a bench for their building. Each school

collected 11,846 bags. How many bags were

collected?How

will you solve this

problem?

What words tell us

what to do?

Solve with MultiplicationAnswer

Solve with Multiplication

142,152 bags were collected