Multiplication Facts and Properties: math practice, Grade 3 – download the PDF

1 Skip counting by 5 ★★★

Fill in the missing numbers: 5, 10, ___, 20, ___, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50. Then write the multiplication fact for the number 35.

2 Facts of 2, 5 and 10 ★★★

Find each product. a) \(2 \times 7\) b) \(2 \times 9\) c) \(10 \times 6\) d) \(10 \times 10\) e) \(5 \times 8\) f) \(5 \times 7\)

3 Reading an array ★★★

A sticker sheet looks like the picture.

Write two multiplication sentences for the array and tell how many stickers there are.

4 Facts of 3 and 4 ★★★

Find each product. a) \(3 \times 4\) b) \(3 \times 7\) c) \(4 \times 6\) d) \(4 \times 8\) e) \(3 \times 9\) f) \(4 \times 9\)

5 Bags of oranges ★★★

A grocer fills 4 bags with 5 oranges in each bag. How many oranges does the grocer use?

6 True or false? ★★★

Say whether each statement is true or false. If it is false, give the correct product. a) \(5 \times 6 = 30\) b) \(2 \times 8 = 18\) c) \(10 \times 4 = 40\) d) \(3 \times 5 = 20\) e) \(4 \times 4 = 12\)

7 The nines trick ★★★

Use the tens-minus-one-group idea or the digits trick to find a) \(9 \times 3\) b) \(9 \times 5\) c) \(9 \times 7\) d) \(9 \times 9\).

8 Harder facts ★★★

Find each product. a) \(6 \times 6\) b) \(6 \times 8\) c) \(7 \times 7\) d) \(7 \times 8\) e) \(8 \times 8\) f) \(6 \times 7\)

9 Find the missing factor ★★★

Find the missing number. a) \(4 \times \square = 28\) b) \(\square \times 6 = 54\) c) \(8 \times \square = 40\) d) \(\square \times 7 = 21\) e) \(6 \times \square = 60\)

10 Splitting an array ★★★

The array has 6 rows and 8 columns. It is split after the fifth column.

a) Complete: \(6 \times 8 = 6 \times 5 + 6 \times \square = \square + \square = \square\). b) Use the same idea to find \(8 \times 7\) by splitting 7 into 5 + 2.

11 Changing the grouping ★★★

a) Show that \((2 \times 3) \times 4\) and \(2 \times (3 \times 4)\) are equal. b) Find \(5 \times 2 \times 7\) by making a ten first.

12 Multiples of 10 ★★★

Find each product. a) \(3 \times 20\) b) \(5 \times 30\) c) \(7 \times 40\) d) \(6 \times 50\) e) \(9 \times 30\) f) \(8 \times 60\)

13 Ribbons of two sizes ★★★

a) Maya cuts 6 ribbons that are each 8 inches long. How many inches of ribbon is that? b) Her brother cuts 5 ribbons that are each 9 centimeters long. How many centimeters is that?

14 Wheels on cars ★★★

The bar chart shows the number of wheels for different numbers of cars.

a) How many wheels do 3 cars have? b) How many wheels would 7 cars have? c) How many cars have 40 wheels?

15 Nine groups the clever way ★★★

Use the fact \(10 \times 7 = 70\) to find \(9 \times 7\). Then use the same idea to find \(9 \times 8\). Explain each step.

16 Cookies for orders ★★★

A baker packs 6 cookies in each of 4 boxes and 8 cookies in each of 3 other boxes. a) How many cookies are in each kind of box set? b) How many cookies in all? c) The baker needs 50 cookies for an order. Is there enough?

17 A frog on the number line ★★★

A frog starts at 0 and makes equal hops of 7. The picture shows where it lands, with the hop number above each spot.

a) Where does the frog land after 6 hops? b) After how many hops does it first reach 56? c) Will the frog ever land exactly on 50? Explain.

18 Find the mistake ★★★

Liam says \(7 \times 8 = 54\) and \(6 \times 30 = 18\). Find each mistake and give the right answers with a short explanation.

19 Multiples of 10 and grouping ★★★

Find \(3 \times 2 \times 40\) in two different ways, and show that both ways give the same product.

20 Mystery product ★★★

I am a product of 6 and also a product of 8. I am greater than 20 and less than 30. Which number am I? Write both facts.

21 Unknown factors ★★★

Find the missing number. a) \(\square \times 8 = 72\) b) \(7 \times \square = 63\) c) \(\square \times 9 = 54\) d) \(8 \times \square = 56\)

22 Equal rows of desks ★★★

A teacher has 24 desks and wants to arrange them in equal rows. Give all the ways to do it with at most 8 rows and at most 8 desks in each row. Write each as a multiplication fact.