Unit 6 Section 4 : Problems Involving Multiplication

We can use what we have learned over the last three sections to solve some types of problem.

Example Question

In a train there are 6 coaches each with 68 seats and two coaches each with 42 seats.
What is the total seating capacity of the train?

We need to multiply 6 × 68 and 2 × 42 and add the answers together.
(6 × 68) + (2 × 42) = 408 + 84 = 492 seats

Practice Question
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What is the cost of 12 lunches, each costing £3.29?

 

Exercises

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Do not use a calculator to answer these questions

  1. It costs £9 to go on a school trip. A class of 28 children all go on the trip.
    How much do they pay in total?
    £

  2. Chocolate bars are packed in boxes. Each box contains 24 bars. Mrs Patel buys 8 boxes for the tuck shop.
    How many bars does she buy?
    bars

  3. A train has 8 carriages. There are 52 seats in each carriage.
    How many seats are there on the train?
    seats

  4. A milk crate contains 24 bottles of milk. There are 32 crates on a milk float.
    How many bottles are there on the milk float?
    bottles

  5. Matthew organises a trip to a concert. He buys 32 tickets which cost £35 each.
    How much does he spend on the tickets?
    £

  6. Shamil helps his parents build a patio. It is rectangular. There are 12 slabs along one side and 18 along the other side.
    How many slabs are there in the patio?
    slabs

  7. A burger costs £1.29.
    Find the cost of 10 burgers.
    £

  8. Alex earns £2.54 each day for his paper round.
    How much does he earn in 6 days?
    £

  9. A meal for an adult costs £4.99 and a meal for a child costs £2.25.
    Find the total cost of 2 adult and 4 child meals.
    £

  10. Rope is sold for £1.28 per metre.
    Find the cost of 10 metres of rope.
    £

  11. The price of a carpet is £4.99 per square metre.
    Find the cost of 8 square metres of carpet.
    £

  12. Chain is sold for £2.44 per metre.
    Find the cost of 3.2 metres of chain.
    £

  13. Apples are sold for £1.06 per kilogram.
    Find the cost of 2.4 kilograms of apples.

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