multiplication word problems directions: follow this procedure for each word problem. 1.click to...

Multiplication Word Problems

Directions: Follow this procedure for each word problem.

1. Click to display the problem: Read the problem carefully.

2. Answer the first of the 5 questions aloud with your partner. If working alone, answer the question in your head.

3. Click on the question’s button to display the correct answer: Think about how your answer compares with this.

4. Click the purple “Back to the Problem” button: Read the next question, and repeat the same procedure as with the first question.

5. Answer the third question, and write an equation: Click question #3’s button to check your equation. Make any necessary corrections.

6. Click the purple “Back to the Problem” button: Read the next question, repeat the same procedure as with the previous question. Be sure to make any necessary corrections to your work.

7. Complete all problems: Turn in your completed and corrected sheet.

Problem #1Mrs. Moore took her 4th grade class of 25 students to the aquarium. Admission for each student was $12. What was the total amount of money needed for the field trip?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about a teacher taking her students to an

aquarium.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out how much it will cost to take the students on the field trip.

We will multiply the number of students, 25, by the cost of

admission for each student, $12.equation: 25 x 12 = a

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What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

25 x 12 50 + 250 300

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25 x 12 = aa = 300

It will cost $300 to take the students on the field trip to

the aquarium.

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Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

Problem #2Eighty-seven students were passing around a petition to stop the historical building from being demolished. Each student collected 92 signatures. What was the total number of signatures the students collected?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about students who work to have people sign a petition to stop a building from

being demolished.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out the total number of signatures

students collected.

We will multiply the number of students, 87, by the number of

signatures collected by each student, 92.

equation: 87 x 92 = s

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What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

87 x 92 174 + 7830 8004

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187 x 92 = ss = 8,004

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The students collected 8,004signatures.

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Problem #3Sandy walks 26 miles in a month. If she were consistent in her walking for 2 years, how many miles will she have walked?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about Sandy, who walks regularly for exercise.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out how many miles Sandy will have

walked after two years.

We will multiply the number of miles she walks in one month, 26, by the number of months in two years, 24.

equation: 26 x 24 = m

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What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

26 x 24 104 + 520 624

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26 x 24 = mm = 624

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Sandy will have walked 624miles after consistently

walking 26 miles per month.

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Problem #4If there are 60 minutes in one hour, how many minutes are in a 24 hour day?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about units of time, minutes and hours in a

day.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out how many minutes are in one

24-hour day.

We will multiply the number of minutes in an hour, 60, by the

number of hours in one day, 24.equation: 60 x 24 = m

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What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

60 x 24 240 + 1200 1440

60 x 24 = mm = 1,440

There are 1,440 minutes in one day.

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Problem #5John sold 36 cookbooks at $27 each. How much did he make?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about John, who is selling cookbooks.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out how much money John made

selling cookbooks.

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We will multiply the number of cookbooks he sold, 36, by the cost of each cookbook, $27.

equation: 36 x 27 = m

What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

36 x 27 252 +720 972

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36 x 27 = dd = 972

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John made $972selling cookbooks.

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Problem #6An adult human has 32 teeth. If there are 83 adults in a room how many teeth is that in all?

1. What is this problem mainly about?

2. What do you have to find out?

3. What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

4. Solve the problem and check your work here.

5. Write your answer to the question or task, and be sure to include the unit.

What is this problem mainly about?

This problem is about how many teeth adults have.

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What do you have to find out?

We have to find out how many teeth 83 adults have.

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We will multiply the number of teeth each adult has, 32, by the

number of adults in the room, 83.equation: 32 x 83 = t

What will you do to solve the problem? Write an equation that can be used.

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Solve the problem and check your work here.

32 x 83 96 + 2560 26 56

32 x 83 = tt = 2,656

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There are 2,656 teeth in 83 adults.

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