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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1A
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) Sally shoots an arrow 30 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
2) How many days in 10 weeks?
3) A pencil costs 70p. How much do 2 pencils cost?
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 5 teams. How many
players in total?
5) Tyger uses brick which are 4cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 6 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
6) There are 50 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
7) Newton sees 12 frogs in the morning, and 7 frogs in the afternoon.
How many frogs did he see in total?
8) A car travels at 40 miles per hour for 3 hours. How far has it travelled?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1A ANSWERS
1) Sally shoots an arrow 30 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
30 x 3 = 90 metres
2) How many days in 10 weeks?
7 x 10 = 70 days
3) A pencil costs 70p. How much do 2 pencils cost?
70p x 2 = 140p or £1.40
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 5 teams. How many
players in total?
9 x 5 = 45 players
5) Tyger uses brick which are 4cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 6 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
4cm x 6 = 24cm
6) There are 50 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
50 x 4 = 200 pieces
7) Newton sees 12 frogs in the morning, and 7 frogs in the afternoon. How many
frogs did he see in total?
12 + 7 = 19 frogs
*** Trick questions - this was an addition question ***
8) A car travels at 40 miles per hour for 3 hours. How far has it travelled?
40 x 3 = 120 miles
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1B
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) Sally shoots an arrow 50 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
2) How many days in 30 weeks?
3) A pencil costs 70p. How much do 4 pencils cost?
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 20 teams. How many
players in total?
5) Tyger uses brick which are 4cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 30 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
6) There are 200 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
7) Newton sees 50 frogs in the morning, and 7 fewer frogs in the
afternoon. How many frogs did he see in total?
8) A car travels at 60 miles per hour for 3 hours. How far has it travelled?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1B ANSWERS
1) Sally shoots an arrow 50 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
50 x 3 = 150 metres
2) How many days in 30 weeks?
30 x 7 = 210 days
3) A pencil costs 70p. How much do 4 pencils cost?
70p x 4 = 280p or £2.80
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 20 teams. How many
players in total?
20 x 9 = 180 players
5) Tyger uses brick which are 4cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 30 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
4 x 30 = 120cm high
6) There are 200 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
200 x 4 = 800 pieces
7) Newton sees 50 frogs in the morning, and 7 fewer frogs in the afternoon. How
many frogs did he see in total?
50 + 43 = 93 frogs in total
*** Trick question - this was an addition & subtraction question ***
8) A car travels at 60 miles per hour for 3 hours. How far has it travelled?
60 x 3 = 180 miles
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1C
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) Sally shoots an arrow 48 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
2) How many days in 26 weeks?
3) A pencil costs 74p. How much do 3 pencils cost?
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 24 teams. How many
players in total?
5) Tyger uses brick which are 7cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 26 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
6) There are 225 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
7) Newton sees 65 frogs in the morning, and 7 fewer frogs in the
afternoon. How many frogs did he see in total?
8) A car travels at 57 miles per hour for 4 hours. How far has it travelled?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 4.1C ANSWERS
1) Sally shoots an arrow 48 metres. Flame shoots her arrow three times as far.
How far did Flame’s arrow go?
48 x 3 = 144 metres
2) How many days in 26 weeks?
7 x 26 = 182 days
3) A pencil costs 74¢. How much do 3 pencils cost?
74p x 3 = 222p or £2.22
4) A baseball team has 9 players. In a tournament, there are 24 teams. How many
players in total?
9 x 24 = 216 players
5) Tyger uses brick which are 7cm tall to build a tower. His final tower is 26 bricks
high. How many cm tall is it?
7 x 26 = 182 cm or 1.82m high
6) There are 225 pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. How many pieces in 4 puzzles?
225 x 4 = 900 pieces
7) Newton sees 65 frogs in the morning, and 7 fewer frogs in the afternoon. How
many frogs did he see in total?
65 + 58 = 123 frogs
*** Trick question - this was an addition & subtraction question ***
8) A car travels at 57 miles per hour for 4 hours. How far has it travelled?
57 x 4 = 228 miles