Sure! Let’s solve each of the 10 multiplication word problems step by step and explain the reasoning.
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1) Alyssa has six five dollar bills. How much money does she have?
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Explanation: She has 6 bills, each worth $5.
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Multiplication: 6 × $5 =
$30
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✔ Answer: $30
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2) Joan, Melanie, and Sara each have 9 crayons. Joan has 4 markers. How many crayons do they have in all?
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Note: The question asks only for *crayons*, not markers.
- There are 3 girls (Joan, Melanie, Sara), each with 9 crayons.
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Multiplication: 3 × 9 =
27 crayons
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✔ Answer: 27 crayons
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3) Mike goes fishing with Keith. Mike catches 5 trout. Keith catches twice as many trout as Mike. How many trout did Keith catch?
- Mike caught 5.
- Keith caught *twice* that amount → 2 × 5 =
10
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✔ Answer: 10 trout
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4) Sam goes out to lunch with Sally and Jessica. Each person orders the $6 lunch special. Sam agrees to pay the bill. How much will he have to pay?
- Total people: Sam + Sally + Jessica = 3 people
- Each lunch costs $6 → 3 × $6 =
$18
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✔ Answer: $18
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5) A restaurant sold nine salads and four pizzas every day for a week. How many salads were sold during the week?
- “For a week” = 7 days
- Salads per day = 9 → 7 × 9 =
63 salads
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✔ Answer: 63 salads
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6) Jason has 8 orange balloons and 4 violet balloons. Fred has 4 times more orange balloons than Jason. How many orange balloons does Fred have now?
- Jason has 8 orange balloons.
- Fred has 4 times that → 4 × 8 =
32 orange balloons
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✔ Answer: 32 orange balloons
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7) Benny was at the beach for five days and found 9 seashells every day. How many seashells did Benny find during the beach trip?
- 5 days × 9 seashells/day =
45 seashells
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✔ Answer: 45 seashells
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8) Dan worked three hours for eight days. He went to mall four of the days. How many hours did he work in total?
- The mall part is extra info — irrelevant to total hours worked.
- He worked 3 hours/day for 8 days → 3 × 8 =
24 hours
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✔ Answer: 24 hours
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9) There were a total of nine hockey games a month. The season is played for two months. How many hockey games are in the seasons?
- 9 games/month × 2 months =
18 games
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✔ Answer: 18 hockey games
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10) Jessica has 7 nickels in her bank. How much money does Jessica have in nickels?
- Each nickel = 5 cents → 7 × 5 cents =
35 cents
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✔ Answer: 35 cents
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✔ Final Answers:
1) $30
2) 27 crayons
3) 10 trout
4) $18
5) 63 salads
6) 32 orange balloons
7) 45 seashells
8) 24 hours
9) 18 hockey games
10) 35 cents
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