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3rd Grade Multiplication Array Word Problems worksheets

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Multiplication Array Word Problems

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The driver parks cars in the lot in 7 rows, with 3 in each row. How many cars are there in all?
Theo sticks 18 stars on the chart in 9 equal rows. How many stars are in each row?
3.
Mia packs apples in a crate in 4 rows of 8. Which equation shows how many there are in all?
- 5 × 8 = ?
- 4 + 8 = ?
- 4 × 8 = ?
- 4 × 9 = ?
Ms. Lee stands books on the shelf in 3 rows, with 3 in each row. How many books are there in all?
Omar sews 18 buttons on a card, with 6 in each row. How many rows are there?
42 balloons sit in 6 equal rows. What is the missing number? 6 × ? = 42
7.
Ava sets 54 cups on the table in 6 equal rows. Which equation finds the number in each row?
- 6 × 54 = ?
- 54 + 6 = ?
- 6 × ? = 54
- 54 - 6 = ?
Mr. Diaz sets out chairs in the school hall in 2 rows, with 8 in each row. How many chairs are there in all?
Grandma lines up 24 cookies on a baking tray in 6 equal rows. How many cookies are in each row?
Rosa plants 81 flowers in the garden, with 9 in each row. How many rows are there?

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About this worksheet

Multiplication Array Word Problems gives grade 3 students a focused page for a skill that parents and teachers often need as its own printable worksheet. Array word problems add applied practice beyond bare multiplication facts. Students may memorize facts but still need visual models to connect rows, columns, and totals. The items rotate through several question types so the page is not just the same prompt with different numbers or words. Students read array stories, multiply rows by columns, find a missing number of rows or number in each row, and write the matching equation.

Support versions keep the reading load, numbers, or choices friendlier while preserving the same thinking. Standard versions match everyday classroom practice. Challenge versions add a closer distractor, an extra reasoning step, or less familiar examples. Before answering, students should say what the question is asking, point to the evidence, and check that the answer fits the exact skill named in the title.

What your child will learn

Model equal groups
Use arrays
Solve multiplication stories

Common Core standard: 3.OA.A.3

Worked example

Four rows of six chairs make 4 x 6 = 24 chairs.

Common mistake

Adding the two dimensions instead of multiplying rows by columns.

Helpful hint

Multiply the number of rows by the number in each row.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with multiplication array word problems?

Adding the two dimensions instead of multiplying rows by columns.

How can I help my child with multiplication array word problems?

Multiply the number of rows by the number in each row.

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