Multiplication Word Problems
A free printable multiplication word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story. How many groups? How many in each group? Multiply! Perfect for 3rd grade multiplication practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable multiplication word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story. How many groups? How many in each group? Multiply! It is aimed at third grade, around ages 8 to 9. Skip-count out loud to check any fact you are not sure about.
On this sheet
A garden has 5 flower beds with 6 plants in each bed. How many plants are in the garden? Luke plants 8 rows of tulips with 2 tulips in each row. How many tulips did Luke plant? There are 9 boxes with 3 crayons in each box. How many crayons are there in all? One ticket to the fair costs $10. How much do 9 tickets cost? There are 8 teams in a league and each team has 7 players.
Tips for using it
- Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
- Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
- Circle the facts that took longest and practice just those tomorrow.
- Learn the easy tables first (2, 5, 10), then use them to work out harder facts.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
