Math Drill Pages

4th Grade Multiplication Word Problems

Eight multiplication stories for fourth graders. Four multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number, two multiply a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number, and two multiply two 2-digit numbers. Several are "times as many" comparison problems from the grade 4 standard.

Grade
Grade 4
Problems
8
Time
About 25 minutes
Standard
4.NBT.B.5, 4.OA.A.2
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Worksheet preview

Word problems Solve. Show your work.

  1. A bakery sells 375 loaves of bread each day. How many loaves does it sell in 5 days?

    1875

  2. A school orders 65 boxes of markers. Each box has 4 markers. How many markers does the school order?

    260

  3. A school has 352 students. Each student needs 8 notebooks. How many notebooks does the school need?

    2816

  4. A farm has 28 chickens. A bigger farm has 9 times as many chickens. How many chickens does the bigger farm have?

    252

  5. A theater has 33 rows with 25 seats in each row. How many seats are in the theater?

    825

  6. Maya has 22 stickers. Her brother has 4 times as many stickers. How many stickers does her brother have?

    88

  7. Each bus carries 17 students. How many students can 28 buses carry?

    476

  8. A tree is 89 feet tall. A tower is 4 times as tall as the tree. How tall is the tower?

    356

Tips for teachers and parents

  • Ask your student to estimate first. For 67 × 8, about 70 × 8 = 560, so an answer near 536 makes sense.
  • "Times as many" stories compare two amounts. Have students say the sentence aloud: "the tower is 4 times as tall as the tree."
  • Students can solve with the standard algorithm, partial products or an area model. Any method that shows the work is fine.
  • For the 2-digit by 2-digit problems, remind students to line up the two partial products before adding.

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting to add the regrouped digit, which makes the answer too small by a ten or a hundred. Checking against the estimate catches this.
  • Adding the two numbers in a "times as many" problem. Ask: is the second amount a few more, or several times bigger?

What to practice next

The 4th grade multi-step word problems mix multiplication and division with addition and subtraction.

Frequently asked questions

What size numbers are in these multiplication word problems?

2-digit and 3-digit numbers times a 1-digit number, and two problems with two 2-digit numbers. No number ends in zero, so every problem needs real multiplication.

What is a "times as many" word problem?

A multiplicative comparison: one amount is a number of times as large as another. It is a separate grade 4 standard (4.OA.A.2).

Is there an answer key?

Yes, page 2 has the answers to all 8 problems.