Grade 4 Word Problems: Multiplication word problems

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What students practice: Story contexts that apply Grade 4 multi-digit multiplication; not multiplicative-comparison (4.OA.A.1-2) specific.

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Grade 4 · Word Problems

Multiplication Word Problems

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Example problems by difficulty

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Easy

Leah is unpacking supplies for the new school year. There are 20 boxes, and each one holds 20 pencils. How many pencils are there in total?
Answer: 400
Our school received 11 boxes of supplies this month for the new school year. Each box holds 14 folders. How many folders did our school receive in all?
Answer: 154

Standard

At the start of the school year, a school orders 6 cartons, with 660 folders in each carton. How many folders does the school order in total?
Answer: 3960
At the start of the school year, a school orders 4 cartons, with 801 notebooks in each carton. How many notebooks does the school order altogether?
Answer: 3204

Challenge

For the school's spring festival, volunteers filled 77 bags the night before, with 89 balloons in each. How many balloons did the volunteers use altogether?
Answer: 6853
Zoe is unpacking supplies for the new school year. There are 6 pallets, and each one holds 6,598 paper cups. How many paper cups are there in total?
Answer: 39588

Where this skill fits

Previous skill: Subtraction word problems
Next skill: Division word problems
All grades: Word Problems worksheets, Grades 1–5
Same skill in Grade 3: Grade 3 Word Problems: Multiplication word problems
Same skill in Grade 5: Grade 5 Word Problems: Multiplication word problems

Related Common Core standards

4.NBT.B.5 — Multiply up to four-digit by one-digit and two-digit by two-digit numbers.

The match is approximate (a prerequisite, extension or different context), so treat this as related practice rather than coverage of the standard. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.