Multiplication Number Riddles (Grade 3)
Eight multiplication riddles for 3rd grade built on the times tables: multiples of 7, 8 and 9, squares, digit products, doubles and halves. Key on page 2.
- 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
The clues come straight from the times tables: "I am a multiple of 7. I am between 40 and 60. I am an odd number", "Double me and you get 84" and "If you multiply my digits, you get 24. I am an even number. I am between 40 and 50." Two riddles ask for a number that is a multiple of two different numbers at once, which is an early look at common multiples. Third graders who know their facts need about twelve minutes; those still learning will want a multiplication chart beside them. Answers go in the "I am" box, with the key on page 2.
Tips for using it
- Keep a multiplication chart next to the page and circle the multiples each clue names.
- For the digit-product riddles, list every pair of digits that multiplies to the number.
- Say which riddle needed the fewest clues.
- Write a riddle whose answer is 56.
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. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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