Solved Examples: Grade 3 Single-Step Multiplication Word Problems

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 Multiplication is a shortcut for adding the same number multiple times. For example, $3 \times 4$ is the same as $3 + 3 + 3 + 3$.
• 📝 A single-step word problem only requires one calculation to find the answer.
• 🧮 Look for keywords like 'each,' 'groups,' 'total,' and 'times' to identify multiplication problems.
• 💡 To solve, identify the two numbers you need to multiply and then perform the multiplication.
• ✔️ Always write the units (e.g., apples, toys, students) in your final answer.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What is $7 \times 3$?
1. 7
2. 10
3. 21
4. 37
2. A baker makes 5 cakes each day. How many cakes does he make in 4 days?
1. 1
2. 9
3. 20
4. 54
3. Sarah has 6 bags of marbles. Each bag contains 2 marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have in total?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 8
4. 12
4. A class has 9 rows of desks. Each row has 3 desks. How many desks are there in the class?
1. 6
2. 12
3. 27
4. 36
5. Tom buys 8 packs of crayons. Each pack has 4 crayons. How many crayons does Tom have in all?
1. 2
2. 12
3. 24
4. 32
6. A farmer plants 5 rows of corn. Each row has 6 corn plants. How many corn plants are there in total?
1. 1
2. 11
3. 30
4. 36
7. A store sells 2 apples in each bag. How many apples are in 9 bags?
1. 7
2. 11
3. 18
4. 22