Multi-Digit Multiplication Word Problems Worksheets for 4th Grade

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Grade 4MathMultiplication & DivisionCCSS 4.NBT.B.5

Skill: Solving word problems that multiply up to four digits by one digit or two digits by two digits

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Meant for fourth graders who can already multiply with the standard method or partial products. Have your child write a one-line estimate next to each story first; an answer far from the estimate usually means a lost regrouped digit. Keep building with Four-Digit by One-Digit Multiplication and Two-Digit by Two-Digit Multiplication, or try mixed operations in Multistep Word Problems (Grade 4).

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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Fourth graders multiply up to a four-digit number by a one-digit number and two two-digit numbers. Word problems show where those skills are used, from counting seats in a stadium to finding how many tiles cover a floor. They also ask children to see that a story about equal groups, rows or repeated amounts calls for multiplication. This fourth-grade worksheet gives eight multiplication word problems.

Four problems multiply a three- or four-digit number by a one-digit number: boxes of staples, miles a plane flies each week, seats in stadium sections, and steps around a track. The other four multiply two two-digit numbers: rows of trees in an orchard, pages read each week, cartons of eggs, and tiles on a floor. Each problem has a line for the equation and a line for the answer with its unit. Large numbers use commas, so children can read them easily. Each of the ten versions has new numbers and names and its own answer key.

How to use it: have your child underline the two numbers and circle the word that tells what is being counted. Then ask, "How many groups, and how many in each group?" Before working it out, round both numbers and estimate. For 563 × 7, about 600 × 7 is 4,200, so an answer near 4,000 makes sense. An area model or partial products works well for the two-digit problems. Encourage your child to work on scrap paper and copy the final answer neatly.

The answer key shows every equation and answer. For bare practice, try our Two-Digit by Two-Digit Multiplication worksheet. For division stories, try our Long Division Word Problems worksheet.