Multiples of Ten Word Problems Worksheet

Multiplying by a multiple of ten is the first place third graders see that a fact they already know can carry a whole new size of number, and this multiples of ten word problems worksheet puts that idea to work in a snack shop. Students read a five-item price menu, decide which price a question is asking about, and multiply or divide by ten, twenty or thirty to find the answer. Because every price is a single digit, the arithmetic stays inside the third grade standard while the numbers grow into the hundreds.

Print this multiples of ten word problems worksheet and use it after a lesson on multiplying by multiples of ten, as a math center task, or as a short assessment. Each problem has its own work box, and students are asked to show the number sentence they used rather than only the total, so you can see the thinking behind a wrong answer. The last problem is a two-step question that combines two menu items. An answer key with the number sentences worked out is included on the last page.

What’s Included

• A five-item snack menu with single-digit prices
• Four word problems set in the menu, each with its own work box
• Two multiplication problems, one division problem and one two-step total
• A full answer key showing every number sentence
• One printable PDF page plus the key, ready for the copier

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

• The menu makes students choose the right number before they compute, which is the part word problems actually test.
• One problem runs the operation backwards, so multiplication and division stay connected instead of living in separate units.
• The work boxes ask for a number sentence, so partial understanding shows up on the page instead of hiding behind a total.

Ideas for Teachers and Parents

Before handing out the page, ask students to say what ten muffins would cost and how they know. Use the menu as a warm-up all week by calling out new quantities. Turn the page into a partner task where one student writes the number sentence and the other checks it, or use it as a 3rd grade basic operations worksheet review before a unit test. Ask a student who finishes early to write a fifth question of their own using the unused menu item.

Related Resources

• Multiples of Ten Worksheet
• Multiples of Ten Equations Worksheet
• Solving Multiplication Word Problems Worksheet
• Counting By Tens Song