Grade 3 Multiplication Word Problems Worksheet
Help third graders build multiplication confidence with this printable Multiplication Word Problems worksheet. These original problems connect multiplication facts, equal groups, arrays, and real-life situations. Students practice choosing the right operation, writing an equation, and explaining what a product means. The four levels—Easy, Medium, Advanced, and Mixed—make it useful for classroom practice, homework, tutoring, and homeschool lessons. A compact answer key is included at the end for quick checking.
How to Use These Worksheets
Print the section that matches the student’s current skill level. Ask students to underline important numbers, identify equal groups, write a multiplication equation, and label the answer with the correct unit. For multi-step problems, encourage students to solve one step at a time and check whether the result makes sense. The Advanced section includes multi-step problems as enrichment and review.
Skills Covered
• Representing equal groups with multiplication equations
• Using multiplication facts and related strategies
• Solving one-step word problems with whole numbers
• Multiplying one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers
• Interpreting products in context and labeling answers
• Solving selected multi-step problems as enrichment
Relevant Common Core State Standards
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1 — Interpret products of whole numbers, such as 5 × 7 as 5 groups of 7 objects.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3 — Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.B.5 — Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.C.7 — Fluently multiply and divide within 100 using strategies and the relationship between operations.
• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.D.8 — Solve two-step word problems using the four operations; assess reasonableness and represent problems with equations.
Note: The Easy and core Medium problems focus on Grade 3 multiplication concepts. Several Advanced problems use larger factors or multi-step calculations as enrichment; teachers can select items to match their curriculum.
Easy Practice Problems
Solve each problem. Write a multiplication equation and include the unit in your answer.
Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________
1. There are 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag. How many apples are there in all?
Answer: ______________________________________________
2. A classroom has 5 tables with 2 students at each table. How many students are seated?
Answer: ______________________________________________
3. Mia reads 4 pages each night for 3 nights. How many pages does she read?
Answer: ______________________________________________
4. There are 6 packs of crayons with 3 crayons in each pack. How many crayons are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
5. A farmer puts 5 eggs in each carton. How many eggs are in 4 cartons?
Answer: ______________________________________________
6. Seven bikes each have 2 wheels. How many wheels are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
7. A coach gives 3 stickers to each of 8 players. How many stickers are needed?
Answer: ______________________________________________
8. There are 4 shelves with 5 books on each shelf. How many books are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
9. A baker places 6 muffins on each tray. How many muffins are on 3 trays?
Answer: ______________________________________________
10. Nine birds sit in each of 2 trees. How many birds are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
11. A pack has 4 markers. How many markers are in 7 packs?
Answer: ______________________________________________
12. There are 5 rows of chairs with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs?
Answer: ______________________________________________
13. Each child gets 2 balloons. How many balloons are needed for 9 children?
Answer: ______________________________________________
14. A garden has 3 rows of 7 flowers. How many flowers are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
15. There are 8 boxes with 4 toy cars in each. How many toy cars?
Answer: ______________________________________________
16. A dog gets 3 treats each day for 5 days. How many treats does it get?
Answer: ______________________________________________
17. Four teams each have 6 players. How many players are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
18. A student puts 7 pencils in each of 3 cups. How many pencils?
Answer: ______________________________________________
19. There are 6 plates with 4 cookies on each plate. How many cookies?
Answer: ______________________________________________
20. A toy store has 5 bins with 8 balls in each bin. How many balls?
Answer: ______________________________________________
21. Each tricycle has 3 wheels. How many wheels do 6 tricycles have?
Answer: ______________________________________________
22. A library display has 4 stacks of 9 books. How many books?
Answer: ______________________________________________
23. There are 7 days in a week. How many days are in 3 weeks?
Answer: ______________________________________________
24. Each lunch tray holds 5 juice boxes. How many juice boxes fit on 6 trays?
Answer: ______________________________________________
25. A student practices piano for 10 minutes a day for 4 days. How many minutes?
Answer: ______________________________________________
Medium Practice Problems
Use a strategy such as breaking apart a factor, an array, or a known fact. Show your work.
Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________
1. A school orders 7 boxes of pencils. Each box has 24 pencils. How many pencils arrive?
Answer: ______________________________________________
2. There are 8 rows of seats with 16 seats in each row. How many seats are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
3. A reading challenge asks Sam to read 18 pages a day for 6 days. How many pages will he read?
Answer: ______________________________________________
4. A bakery places 12 cookies on each tray. If it fills 9 trays, how many cookies are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
5. Each of 7 buses carries 32 students. How many students can ride on all buses?
Answer: ______________________________________________
6. A gardener plants 8 rows of 14 tomato plants. How many plants?
Answer: ______________________________________________
7. A store packs 6 toy sets with 25 pieces in each set. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________________________________________
8. A team scores 15 points in each of 7 games. How many points is that altogether?
Answer: ______________________________________________
9. There are 9 shelves with 27 books on each shelf. How many books?
Answer: ______________________________________________
10. A camp has 8 cabins with 18 campers in each cabin. How many campers?
Answer: ______________________________________________
11. A printer makes 36 flyers per minute for 4 minutes. How many flyers?
Answer: ______________________________________________
12. A farm collects 28 eggs each day for 5 days. How many eggs?
Answer: ______________________________________________
13. A theater has 7 rows with 19 seats per row. How many seats?
Answer: ______________________________________________
14. A class earns 17 points each day for 6 days. How many points?
Answer: ______________________________________________
15. A craft kit contains 24 beads. How many beads are in 8 kits?
Answer: ______________________________________________
16. A runner jogs 3 miles each day for 7 days. How many miles?
Answer: ______________________________________________
17. Each case holds 16 water bottles. How many bottles are in 9 cases?
Answer: ______________________________________________
18. A school buys 5 packs of notebooks with 28 notebooks per pack. How many notebooks?
Answer: ______________________________________________
19. A movie theater sells 23 tickets in each of 6 online batches. How many tickets?
Answer: ______________________________________________
20. A science lab sets up 7 tables with 14 samples on each table. How many samples?
Answer: ______________________________________________
21. Each of 4 classes collects 26 cans for a food drive. How many cans?
Answer: ______________________________________________
22. A florist makes 8 bouquets with 15 flowers each. How many flowers?
Answer: ______________________________________________
23. A shop has 9 cartons of 22 juice boxes. How many juice boxes?
Answer: ______________________________________________
24. A school bus travels 42 miles on each of 3 field-trip days. How many miles?
Answer: ______________________________________________
25. There are 6 teams with 18 players on each team. How many players?
Answer: ______________________________________________
Advanced Practice Problems
These multi-step problems are enrichment. Write an equation for each step and label your final answer.
Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________
1. A school buys 8 boxes of notebooks with 24 notebooks in each box, then gives 37 notebooks to another class. How many notebooks remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
2. A theater has 9 sections with 28 seats each. If 46 seats are empty, how many seats are occupied?
Answer: ______________________________________________
3. A farm packs 7 crates with 36 oranges each and 5 crates with 24 apples each. How many pieces of fruit are packed?
Answer: ______________________________________________
4. A teacher buys 6 packs of 18 markers and 4 packs of 12 pencils. How many supplies does the teacher buy altogether?
Answer: ______________________________________________
5. A fundraiser sells 8 bundles of 25 tickets on Friday and 7 bundles of 25 tickets on Saturday. How many tickets are sold?
Answer: ______________________________________________
6. A garden has 6 rows of 17 tulips and 6 rows of 13 daffodils. How many flowers are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
7. A camp orders 9 cases of 24 water bottles. Campers drink 58 bottles. How many bottles remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
8. A store displays 7 shelves with 32 puzzles each. It sells 89 puzzles. How many remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
9. A school has 8 buses with 36 seats each. If 259 seats are filled, how many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________________________________________
10. A baker makes 9 trays of 18 muffins in the morning and 7 trays of 18 in the afternoon. How many muffins are made?
Answer: ______________________________________________
11. A library receives 5 cartons with 48 books each and 3 cartons with 32 books each. How many books arrive?
Answer: ______________________________________________
12. A sports club has 7 teams with 16 players each. If 19 players are absent, how many players attend?
Answer: ______________________________________________
13. A school prints 8 classes’ sets of 27 worksheets and then prints 35 extra copies. How many copies are printed?
Answer: ______________________________________________
14. A shop packs 6 boxes with 34 toy cars each and gives away 47 cars. How many cars are left?
Answer: ______________________________________________
15. A farmer gathers 8 baskets with 29 peaches each and 4 baskets with 17 pears each. How many fruits?
Answer: ______________________________________________
16. A reading program has 9 groups reading 26 books each. They donate 64 books. How many books are not donated?
Answer: ______________________________________________
17. A school buys 7 packages of 36 crayons and 5 packages of 18 colored pencils. How many items?
Answer: ______________________________________________
18. A stadium has 8 rows with 45 seats per row. If 297 people sit down, how many seats are unoccupied?
Answer: ______________________________________________
19. A pet shelter prepares 6 trays with 28 bowls of food each for dogs and 4 trays with 19 bowls each for cats. How many bowls?
Answer: ______________________________________________
20. A craft store receives 9 packs of 35 buttons and sells 128 buttons. How many buttons remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
21. A class collects 8 bags with 24 cans each on Monday and 6 bags with 24 cans each on Tuesday. How many cans?
Answer: ______________________________________________
22. A bakery packs 7 boxes of 32 cupcakes and 5 boxes of 18 cookies. How many baked goods are packed?
Answer: ______________________________________________
23. A coach orders 9 packs of 14 tennis balls and 8 packs of 12 practice balls. How many balls?
Answer: ______________________________________________
24. A museum shop has 6 shelves with 38 postcards each. It sells 79 postcards. How many remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
25. A school has 7 classes with 29 students each. If 18 students are on a field trip, how many students remain at school?
Answer: ______________________________________________
Mixed Practice Problems
Read carefully: some problems take one step and others take two. Choose the operation or operations you need.
Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________
1. A teacher puts 8 books on each of 7 tables. How many books are on the tables?
Answer: ______________________________________________
2. A toy has 4 wheels. How many wheels do 9 toys have?
Answer: ______________________________________________
3. There are 6 boxes with 23 markers each. How many markers are there?
Answer: ______________________________________________
4. A team earns 18 points in each of 5 matches. How many points?
Answer: ______________________________________________
5. A farm has 7 pens with 12 rabbits in each pen. How many rabbits?
Answer: ______________________________________________
6. A shop receives 8 packs of 16 notebooks and sells 35 notebooks. How many remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
7. There are 9 rows with 14 chairs in each row. How many chairs?
Answer: ______________________________________________
8. A baker makes 6 trays of 24 rolls and then makes 18 more rolls. How many rolls?
Answer: ______________________________________________
9. Each of 5 students has 7 trading cards. How many cards altogether?
Answer: ______________________________________________
10. A school buys 4 cartons with 28 juice boxes in each. How many juice boxes?
Answer: ______________________________________________
11. A gardener plants 8 rows of 9 seeds. How many seeds?
Answer: ______________________________________________
12. There are 7 teams with 18 players each. How many players?
Answer: ______________________________________________
13. A store has 9 boxes with 25 erasers each. It gives away 40 erasers. How many remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
14. A library places 6 books on each of 8 carts. How many books?
Answer: ______________________________________________
15. A school orders 3 packs of 32 folders and 2 packs of 18 folders. How many folders?
Answer: ______________________________________________
16. Each of 8 buses carries 27 students. How many students ride?
Answer: ______________________________________________
17. A cook places 5 cookies on each of 9 plates. How many cookies?
Answer: ______________________________________________
18. A sports store packs 7 boxes with 34 balls each. It sells 56 balls. How many remain?
Answer: ______________________________________________
19. There are 4 rows of 26 desks. How many desks?
Answer: ______________________________________________
20. A camp gives 3 badges to each of 28 campers. How many badges?
Answer: ______________________________________________
21. A florist makes 8 bunches with 15 daisies each. How many daisies?
Answer: ______________________________________________
22. A school collects 6 bags of 19 cans and 5 bags of 19 cans. How many cans?
Answer: ______________________________________________
23. A printer makes 24 flyers per class for 7 classes. How many flyers?
Answer: ______________________________________________
24. A toy shop has 8 shelves with 17 toys each. It sells 29 toys. How many are left?
Answer: ______________________________________________
25. A student saves $6 each week for 8 weeks. How much money is saved?
Answer: ______________________________________________
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Answer Key Word Problems
Answers are listed by section. Each table uses three question-and-answer pairs per row to save space.
Easy
| Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer |
| 1 | 3 × 4 = 12 apples | 2 | 5 × 2 = 10 students | 3 | 4 × 3 = 12 pages |
| 4 | 6 × 3 = 18 crayons | 5 | 5 × 4 = 20 eggs | 6 | 7 × 2 = 14 wheels |
| 7 | 3 × 8 = 24 stickers | 8 | 4 × 5 = 20 books | 9 | 6 × 3 = 18 muffins |
| 10 | 9 × 2 = 18 birds | 11 | 4 × 7 = 28 markers | 12 | 5 × 6 = 30 chairs |
| 13 | 2 × 9 = 18 balloons | 14 | 3 × 7 = 21 flowers | 15 | 8 × 4 = 32 toy cars |
| 16 | 3 × 5 = 15 treats | 17 | 4 × 6 = 24 players | 18 | 7 × 3 = 21 pencils |
| 19 | 6 × 4 = 24 cookies | 20 | 5 × 8 = 40 balls | 21 | 3 × 6 = 18 wheels |
| 22 | 4 × 9 = 36 books | 23 | 7 × 3 = 21 days | 24 | 5 × 6 = 30 juice boxes |
| 25 | 10 × 4 = 40 minutes |
Medium
| Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer |
| 1 | 7 × 24 = 168 pencils | 2 | 8 × 16 = 128 seats | 3 | 18 × 6 = 108 pages |
| 4 | 9 × 12 = 108 cookies | 5 | 7 × 32 = 224 students | 6 | 8 × 14 = 112 plants |
| 7 | 6 × 25 = 150 pieces | 8 | 15 × 7 = 105 points | 9 | 9 × 27 = 243 books |
| 10 | 8 × 18 = 144 campers | 11 | 36 × 4 = 144 flyers | 12 | 28 × 5 = 140 eggs |
| 13 | 7 × 19 = 133 seats | 14 | 17 × 6 = 102 points | 15 | 24 × 8 = 192 beads |
| 16 | 3 × 7 = 21 miles | 17 | 16 × 9 = 144 bottles | 18 | 5 × 28 = 140 notebooks |
| 19 | 23 × 6 = 138 tickets | 20 | 7 × 14 = 98 samples | 21 | 4 × 26 = 104 cans |
| 22 | 8 × 15 = 120 flowers | 23 | 9 × 22 = 198 juice boxes | 24 | 42 × 3 = 126 miles |
| 25 | 6 × 18 = 108 players |
Advanced
| Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer |
| 1 | 8 × 24 − 37 = 155 notebooks | 2 | 9 × 28 − 46 = 206 seats | 3 | 7 × 36 + 5 × 24 = 372 pieces of fruit |
| 4 | 6 × 18 + 4 × 12 = 156 supplies | 5 | (8 + 7) × 25 = 375 tickets | 6 | 6 × 17 + 6 × 13 = 180 flowers |
| 7 | 9 × 24 − 58 = 158 bottles | 8 | 7 × 32 − 89 = 135 puzzles | 9 | 8 × 36 − 259 = 29 seats |
| 10 | (9 + 7) × 18 = 288 muffins | 11 | 5 × 48 + 3 × 32 = 336 books | 12 | 7 × 16 − 19 = 93 players |
| 13 | 8 × 27 + 35 = 251 copies | 14 | 6 × 34 − 47 = 157 cars | 15 | 8 × 29 + 4 × 17 = 300 fruits |
| 16 | 9 × 26 − 64 = 170 books | 17 | 7 × 36 + 5 × 18 = 342 items | 18 | 8 × 45 − 297 = 63 seats |
| 19 | 6 × 28 + 4 × 19 = 244 bowls | 20 | 9 × 35 − 128 = 187 buttons | 21 | (8 + 6) × 24 = 336 cans |
| 22 | 7 × 32 + 5 × 18 = 314 baked goods | 23 | 9 × 14 + 8 × 12 = 222 balls | 24 | 6 × 38 − 79 = 149 postcards |
| 25 | 7 × 29 − 18 = 185 students |
Mixed
| Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer | Q# | Answer |
| 1 | 8 × 7 = 56 books | 2 | 4 × 9 = 36 wheels | 3 | 6 × 23 = 138 markers |
| 4 | 18 × 5 = 90 points | 5 | 7 × 12 = 84 rabbits | 6 | 8 × 16 − 35 = 93 notebooks |
| 7 | 9 × 14 = 126 chairs | 8 | 6 × 24 + 18 = 162 rolls | 9 | 5 × 7 = 35 cards |
| 10 | 4 × 28 = 112 juice boxes | 11 | 8 × 9 = 72 seeds | 12 | 7 × 18 = 126 players |
| 13 | 9 × 25 − 40 = 185 erasers | 14 | 6 × 8 = 48 books | 15 | 3 × 32 + 2 × 18 = 132 folders |
| 16 | 8 × 27 = 216 students | 17 | 5 × 9 = 45 cookies | 18 | 7 × 34 − 56 = 182 balls |
| 19 | 4 × 26 = 104 desks | 20 | 3 × 28 = 84 badges | 21 | 8 × 15 = 120 daisies |
| 22 | (6 + 5) × 19 = 209 cans | 23 | 24 × 7 = 168 flyers | 24 | 8 × 17 − 29 = 107 toys |
| 25 | $6 × 8 = $48 |
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