3.OA.3 — Multiplication & Division Word Problems

Read each word problem carefully, then write the multiplication or division equation and solve it.

1. 1.A baker puts 6 muffins in each box. She fills 7 boxes. How many muffins does she have in all?
2. 2.There are 5 rows of chairs in a classroom. Each row has 8 chairs. How many chairs are there in all?
3. 3.A farmer plants 9 seeds in each pot. He has 4 pots. How many seeds does he plant in all?
4. 4.A store has 48 apples arranged equally in 6 bags. How many apples are in each bag?
5. 5.Each child gets 7 crayons. There are 8 children in the group. How many crayons are needed in all?
6. 6.A librarian has 63 books and puts them equally onto 7 shelves. How many books go on each shelf?
7. 7.There are 4 tables in the lunchroom. Each table seats 9 students. How many students can sit in all?
8. 8.A teacher hands out 54 pencils equally to 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
9. 9.Lily places stickers in an array with 3 rows and 10 columns. How many stickers does she place in all?
10. 10.A garden has 7 rows of flowers with 6 flowers in each row. How many flowers are in the garden?
11. 11.A pack of juice boxes comes in groups of 8. If there are 5 packs, how many juice boxes are there in all?
12. 12.There are 72 marbles shared equally among 8 friends. How many marbles does each friend get?
13. 13.A coach arranges players in 6 equal teams. There are 42 players in all. How many players are on each team?
14. 14.Each window has 4 panes of glass. The school has 9 windows. How many panes of glass are there in all?
15. 15.A kitchen uses 3 eggs for each omelet. The chef makes 8 omelets. How many eggs does the chef use in all?
16. 16.There are 45 students going on a field trip. Each van holds 5 students. How many vans are needed?
17. 17.A shelf holds 7 books. There are 8 shelves in the library section. How many books are on the shelves in all?
18. 18.A farmer collects 64 eggs and places the same number in each of 8 cartons. How many eggs are in each carton?
19. 19.There are 10 bags of oranges at the market. Each bag has 7 oranges. How many oranges are there in all?
20. 20.A art teacher gives each student 5 paint brushes. There are 9 students in the class. How many paint brushes does she give out in all?
21. 21.A box holds 6 granola bars. Marcus buys 9 boxes. How many granola bars does Marcus have in all?
22. 22.There are 80 trading cards shared equally among 10 kids. How many cards does each kid receive?