Multiplication in Real Life!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Miss W.

We use multiplication ALL THE TIME. You've probably been using it for years without knowing it. For example, if you brought in two dozen donuts for your birthday, and you said, "I have 24 donuts," then you were multiplying 2 x 12 = 24.

Fill out your "Create Your Own Word Problem" sheet. Try to make your problem something you would do or see in real life. The model will help you. Type your word problem here. Then read and solve a word problem written by a classmate.

Remember to still hand in your planning sheet tomorrow so I can see your thinking!

21 thoughts on “Multiplication in Real Life!”

Ava on January 9, 2013 at 4:14 pm said:

John has 8 lollipops in 6 bags. How many lollipops does he have in all?
Melanie on January 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm said:

There were 5 dogs at the park and each dog had 4 legs. How many legs are there altogether?

5 x 4 =____
Peter on January 9, 2013 at 4:35 pm said:

If each water bottle cost $1.00 at the snack shed, how much would it cost if I bought 50 water bottles??

Melanie’s answer: 20 legs

Ava’s answer: 48 lollipops
Bettina on January 9, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:

There are three dogs in the park each dog has four legs. How many dogs altogether?

4×3=_
Jack D. on January 9, 2013 at 4:41 pm said:

5×10=_ dragon’s
Claire on January 9, 2013 at 4:56 pm said:

There are 8 chairs at my dining room table and each of them have 4 legs. How many legs on the chairs are there in all?
Peter’s answer:$50.00
Jack N. on January 9, 2013 at 5:00 pm said:

there are 2 suns each sun has 1 coke
how many cokes in all
1×2=2 cokes
Austin on January 9, 2013 at 5:49 pm said:

Claires – 8 x4= 32 legs

I have 3 action figures. Each action figure has 3 weapons. How many weapons altogether?
Ariana on January 9, 2013 at 6:03 pm said:

My cupcake pan 6 cupcakes.I made 2 batches.How many cupcakes did I make in all?
Claire’s answer: 8×4=32
Jules on January 9, 2013 at 6:17 pm said:

5×4=_
There are 5 geckos in a tank. Each gecko has four legs. How many legs are there in all?
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Carly on January 9, 2013 at 6:36 pm said:

There are 3 octopi in the aquarium. Each octopus has 8 legs. How many legs are there in all?

3×8=_ _

Jules answer 20 legs
Devin on January 9, 2013 at 6:48 pm said:

Arianas anwer is 12 cupcakes
My dog has 4 paws, with 5 nails on each paw. How many nails does my dog have?
Aleeza on January 9, 2013 at 7:18 pm said:

There are six cats with four whiskers each. How many whiskers are there in all?
Ariana’s answer is 6 x2=12 cupcakes.
Alexa on January 9, 2013 at 7:18 pm said:

There are 5 flowers in my garden and each flower has 4 petals.How many petals are there altogether?
5×4=
Devins answer is 20 nails.
Eden on January 9, 2013 at 7:28 pm said:

There are 5 fingers on each hand and there are 4 people in my family. But we have two hands. How many fingers do we have in all?

5 X 8 = ?

Melanie’s problem: 5 X 4 = 20 dog legs
Bettina on January 9, 2013 at 7:59 pm said:

Melanie’s answer is 20 dog legs
Domenic on January 9, 2013 at 8:37 pm said:

Eden’s answer is 8X5=40 fingers

There are 3 sea stars in a fish tank. Each sea star has 5 arms. How many arms do the sea stars have altogether?
3X5=
Henry on January 9, 2013 at 9:14 pm said:

There is 5 five-doller bills in my purse.Each bill is worth five dollers.How many dollers do I have altogether?

Domenic’s answer:15 arms
Olivia on January 10, 2013 at 8:00 am said:

There are 2 Cheestas running on Mount Everest. Each Cheetah has 4 legs. How many legs do they have altogether?

Henry’s answer: 5 x 5 = 25
Tessa on January 13, 2013 at 5:43 pm said:

6 people are skiing each person has 2 skies how many skies are there in all.
Jacob on February 12, 2013 at 4:45 pm said:

I’m having a party and 47 people are coming and I’m giving each person 5 things in each goody bag how many things will I need?

47×5=235