TEKS 3.4K Worksheets — Grade 3 Solve one-step and two-step problems involving multiplication

Sofia is organizing a fundraiser for her school to help buy new books. She made 120 bookmarks to sell for $2 each. If she sells all the bookmarks, how much money will Sofia make in total?

1. 240 ✓
2. 120
3. 60
4. 30

Why: To find out how much money Sofia will make, multiply the number of bookmarks by the price for each bookmark. So, 120 bookmarks * $2 = $240. Therefore, Sofia will make $240 in total.

Paola is making breakfast tacos for her family using Texas-style tortillas. She has 8 tortillas and wants to fill each with 3 eggs. How many eggs does Paola need in total for all the tortillas?

1. 24 ✓
2. 11
3. 21
4. 30

Why: To find the total number of eggs Paola needs, multiply the number of tortillas by the number of eggs per tortilla: 8 tortillas × 3 eggs = 24 eggs. Therefore, the correct answer is 24.

Aisha has a collection of 24 toy cars. She decides to share them with her friends. If she gives 6 of her toy cars to each of her 3 friends, how many toy cars will she have left?

1. 6 ✓
2. 12
3. 18
4. 9

Why: First, calculate how many toy cars Aisha gives away. She gives 6 toy cars to each of her 3 friends, so she gives away a total of 6 * 3 = 18 toy cars. Next, subtract the number of toy cars she gives away from her original total: 24 - 18 = 6. Therefore, Aisha has 6 toy cars left.

Jada visited a Bluebonnet field in Texas with her family. They took 4 photos of each Bluebonnet patch. If they visited 5 different patches, how many photos did they take in total?

1. 20 ✓
2. 15
3. 25
4. 30

Why: To find the total number of photos Jada and her family took, multiply the number of photos they took per patch by the number of patches. So, 4 photos per patch × 5 patches equals 20 photos in total.

Lila wants to buy some colorful markers for her art project. Each pack of markers costs $4. If Lila buys 3 packs, how much money will she spend in total?

1. $12 ✓
2. $10
3. $14
4. $8

Why: To find the total cost, you need to multiply the cost of one pack by the number of packs. Lila buys 3 packs for $4 each, so you calculate 3 * 4, which equals $12. Therefore, Lila will spend $12.

Sofia is planting a garden in her backyard in Nacogdoches. She wants to plant 4 rows of flowers, with 5 flowers in each row. How many flowers will Sofia plant in total?

1. 20 ✓
2. 15
3. 25
4. 10

Why: To find the total number of flowers that Sofia will plant, we multiply the number of rows by the number of flowers in each row. So, we calculate 4 rows * 5 flowers per row = 20 flowers in total.

Tatiana wants to buy fruit for a school project. She buys 3 apples and 2 bananas. If each apple costs 2 dollars and each banana costs 1 dollar, how much does Tatiana spend in total on fruit?

1. 8 dollars ✓
2. 7 dollars
3. 5 dollars
4. 10 dollars

Why: To find the total cost, you can multiply the number of apples by the cost per apple and the number of bananas by the cost per banana. Tatiana buys 3 apples at 2 dollars each, which is 3 * 2 = 6 dollars. She also buys 2 bananas at 1 dollar each, which is 2 * 1 = 2 dollars. Adding these together gives 6 + 2 = 8 dollars. Therefore, Tatiana spends a total of 8 dollars on fruit.

Natalia is at a Texas BBQ festival with her family. They order 3 plates of ribs, and each plate has 4 ribs. If each rib costs $2, what is the total cost of the ribs they ordered?

1. $24 ✓
2. $12
3. $18
4. $30

Why: To find the total cost, first calculate the total number of ribs by multiplying the number of plates by the number of ribs per plate: 3 × 4 = 12 ribs. Then, multiply the total number of ribs by the cost per rib: 12 × 2 = $24. So, the correct answer is $24.