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Grade 3 Math Starter Lesson: Multiplication Word Problems

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In this lesson, you will solve word problems involving equal groups using multiplication models.

Essential Question: How can you solve multiplication word problems?
In this lesson, you will solve word problems involving equal groups using multiplication models.

Essential Question: How can you solve multiplication word problems?

The big wheel has 4 carriages. Each carriage now has 2 people in it. How many people are riding the big wheel now?

Match each word problem to the model that represents its story.

Edem baked 3 pizzas. He put 7 toppings on each pizza. How many toppings did Edem use?
Phoebe had 7 baskets, and she put 6 eggs in each basket. How many eggs did Phoebe have?
Kai placed 6 plates on the table. He put 3 cookies on each plate. How many cookies did Kai put on the plates?

Advika has a bookcase with 5 shelves. She put 4 books on each shelf. How many books does Advika's bookcase have? Draw a picture to show your work.

Option 2:

Write your own multiplication word problem to match the model.