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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1A
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 900 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 2 hours?
2) There are 0.7mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 2
artechockes?
3) A bottle holds ½ pint of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
4) How many seconds in 5 minutes?
5) An athletics track is 400m long. If I ran 3 times round the track, how far would
that be?
6) A football weighs 450g. How much would 2 footballs weigh?
7) 10 sheets of card are about 20mm thick. How thick is one sheet of card?
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 15 packets. How many pens in a
box?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1A ANSWERS
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 900 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 2 hours?
900 x 2 = 1800 km per hour
2) There are 0.7mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 2
artechockes?
0.7 x 2 = 1.4mg of iron
3) A bottle holds ½ pint of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
½ x 5 = 2 ½ pints
4) How many seconds in 5 minutes?
60 x 5 = 300 seconds
5) An athletics track is 400m long. If I ran 3 times round the track, how far would
that be?
400 x 3 = 1200 m
6) A football weighs 450g. How much would 2 footballs weigh?
450 x 2 = 900g
7) 10 sheets of card are about 20mm thick. How thick is one sheet of card?
20 ÷ 10 = 2mm thick.
*** Trick question - this was a division question ***
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 15 packets. How many pens in a
box?
8 x 15 = 120 pens
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1B
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 900 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 4 hours?
2) There are 0.7mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 6
artechokes?
3) A bottle holds 0.8 pints of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
4) How many seconds in an hour?
5) An athletics track is 400m long. If I ran 9 times round the track, how far would
that be?
6) A football weighs 0.9 lb. How much would 6 footballs weigh?
7) 100 sheets of paper are about 5mm thick. How thick is one sheet of paper?
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 20 packets. How many pens in 5
boxes?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
Name Date
MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1B ANSWERS
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 900 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 4 hours?
900 x 4 = 3600km
2) There are 0.7mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 6
artechockes?
0.7 x 6 = 4.2mg
3) A bottle holds 0.8 pints of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
0.8 x 5 = 4 pints
4) How many seconds in an hour?
60 x 60 = 3600 seconds
5) An athletics track is 400m long. If I ran 9 times round the track, how far would
that be?
400 x 9 = 3600m
6) A football weighs 0.9 lb. How much would 6 footballs weigh?
0.9 x 6 = 5.4 lb
7) 100 sheets of paper is about 5mm thick. How thick is one sheet of paper? 5 ÷
100 = 0.05mm thick
*** This is a trick problem - it is a division problem ***
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 20 packets. How many pens in 5
boxes?
8 x 20 x 5 = 800 pens
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1C
Have a go at solving these multiplication problems.
Can you spot the ‘trick’ problem which is not a multiplication problem?
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 915 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 4 hours?
2) There are 0.72mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 6
artechockes?
3) A bottle holds 0.85 pints of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
4) How many seconds in a 3 hours?
5) An outside lane on an athletics track is 488m long. If I ran 9 times round this
lane, how far would that be?
6) A football weighs 0.92 lb. How much would 6 footballs weigh?
7) 100 sheets of paper are about 4.7mm thick. How thick is one sheet of paper?
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 24 packets. How many pens in 6
boxes?
Did you spot the
trick problem?
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MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS 5.1C ANSWERS
1) The cruising speed of a jumbo jet is about 915 km per hour. How far could it
travel in 4 hours?
915 x 4 = 3660 km
2) There are 0.72mg of iron in an artechoke. How many grams of iron in 6
artechockes?
0.72 x 6 = 4.32mg
3) A bottle holds 0.85 pints of liquid. How much would 5 bottles hold?
0.85 x 5 = 4.25 pints
4) How many seconds in a 3 hours?
60 x 60 x 3 = 10800 seconds
5) An outside lane on an athletics track is 488m long. If I ran 9 times round this
lane, how far would that be?
488 x 9 = 4392m
6) A football weighs 0.92 lb. How much would 6 footballs weigh?
6 x 0.92 = 5.52lb
7) 100 sheets of paper are about 4.7mm thick. How thick is one sheet of paper?
4.7 ÷ 100 = 0.047mm.
*** This is a trick problem - it is a division problem ***
8) A pack of pens contains 8 pens. A box contains 24 packets. How many pens in 6
boxes?
8 x 24 x 6 = 1152 pens.