TEKS 3.5B Worksheets — Grade 3 Represent and solve one- and two-step multiplication

Camila is packing tacos for her family picnic at Padre Island National Seashore. She decides to make 5 boxes, and each box contains 6 tacos. How many tacos does Camila make in total?

1. 30 ✓
2. 36
3. 24
4. 12

Why: To find the total number of tacos Camila makes, we multiply the number of boxes by the number of tacos in each box. This gives us 5 * 6 = 30. Therefore, Camila makes 30 tacos in total.

Victoria went to a citrus orchard in the Rio Grande Valley. She picked 15 oranges and then decided to pick 8 more oranges. How many oranges did Victoria pick in total?

1. 23 ✓
2. 7
3. 15
4. 8

Why: To find the total number of oranges Victoria picked, you need to add the number of oranges she picked initially (15) to the number of oranges she picked later (8). So, the equation would be 15 + 8, which equals 23. Therefore, the correct answer is 23.

Aria went to a barbecue restaurant in Dallas with her family. They ordered 3 plates of brisket and 4 plates of ribs. If each plate of brisket costs 8 dollars and each plate of ribs costs 10 dollars, how much did Aria's family spend in total?

1. 62
2. 64 ✓
3. 60
4. 58

Why: To find the total cost, first calculate the cost of the brisket: 3 plates × 8 dollars = 24 dollars. Next, calculate the cost of the ribs: 4 plates × 10 dollars = 40 dollars. Then, add the two amounts together: 24 dollars + 40 dollars = 64 dollars. Therefore, Aria's family spent 64 dollars in total.

Diego is planting prickly pear cactus in his garden in Texas. He has 6 rows of cactus, and there are 4 cactus plants in each row. How many cactus plants does Diego have in total?

1. 24 ✓
2. 10
3. 16
4. 20

Why: To find the total number of cactus plants, you need to multiply the number of rows by the number of cactus plants in each row. The equation is 6 × 4. So, 6 × 4 = 24. Therefore, Diego has 24 cactus plants in total.

Manuel is planting prickly pear cactus in his backyard in Austin. He wants to plant them in rows. If he plants 4 cacti in each row and he has 3 rows, how many prickly pear cacti does he plant in total?

1. 12 ✓
2. 7
3. 8
4. 15

Why: To find the total number of prickly pear cacti Manuel plants, multiply the number of rows by the number of cacti in each row: 4 cacti per row × 3 rows = 12 cacti in total. Therefore, the correct answer is 12.

Wyatt is selling tamales at a street fair in San Antonio. He sells 8 tamales every hour. If he sells tamales for 4 hours, how many tamales does he sell in total?

1. 32 ✓
2. 28
3. 36
4. 40

Why: To find the total number of tamales Wyatt sells, we can multiply the number of tamales he sells in one hour (8) by the number of hours he sells (4). So, 8 × 4 = 32. Therefore, the correct answer is 32.

Nia is saving up for a bicycle that costs 120 dollars. If she saves 20 dollars each week, how many weeks will it take her to have enough money for the bicycle?

1. 6 ✓
2. 5
3. 4
4. 7

Why: To find out how many weeks it takes Nia to save 120 dollars by saving 20 dollars each week, divide 120 by 20. 120 ÷ 20 = 6. So, it will take Nia 6 weeks to save enough money for the bicycle.

Emma is helping her family prepare for a barbecue in Nacogdoches. They have made 4 trays of corn on the cob, and each tray holds 6 pieces of corn. If they plan to serve everyone at the barbecue, how many pieces of corn do they have in total?

1. 24 ✓
2. 10
3. 20
4. 30

Why: To find the total number of pieces of corn, we can use multiplication. Emma has 4 trays and each tray contains 6 pieces of corn. Therefore, the total is calculated as 4 × 6 = 24 pieces of corn. This means Emma and her family have 24 pieces of corn for the barbecue.