3rd Grade Back to School Multiplication Word Problems
Solve back-to-school multiplication word problems about desks, supplies, and packs.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Morning Work
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Multiplication
- Topic
- back to school multiplication word problems
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, morning work
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will solve back-to-school one-step multiplication word problems using equal groups.
- Identifying equal groups in a story
- Choosing multiplication
- Labeling the answer
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Multiplication review for a new year
These back-to-school problems are all equal groups — books per desk, markers per pack, desks per row — making them a friendly way to bring multiplication back after summer. Spotting the equal groups is the signal to multiply.
How to use it
Have students name how many groups and how many in each, write the multiplication sentence, and label the answer. Same skill as the everyday multiplication word problems.
👩🏫 Teacher note
A great early-year review of multiplication. Have students name the number of groups and the size of each before multiplying.
🏠 Parent note
Ask: how many groups, and how many in each group? Then multiply.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Adding instead of multiplying
- Forgetting the unit in the answer
Answer Key
Answers include the multiplication sentence and labeled total.
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