Problem Solving Questions for 2x2 Digit Multiplication
Mrs. Emerton’s Magnificent Multipliers
Underline the important parts of the question.
Organize your work: show HOW you solved the problem. Use
pictures (models), numbers and words.
1. Emily wanted to buy a CD that cost $11.99. She had 11 nickels, 28 dimes, and 36
quarters. Did she have enough money to buy the CD? Show all of your work.
2. The Grade 8’s were doing a fundraiser for their end-of-year trip to Ottawa. They
wanted to bake cupcakes and sell them on Valentine’s Day. There were 13 classes in the
school with approximately 28 students in each class. How many cupcakes should they bake
to ensure they have enough for the whole school? If they sold all the cupcakes for 35
cents each, how much money would they make? Show all of your work.
3. Mrs. Emerton wanted to buy each student in the class 17 gummy worms for the class
party. If there were 26 students in the class, how many gummy worms should Mrs.
Emerton buy? Show all of your work.
4. Trey emptied his piggy bank and found 97 quarters. How much money did he have?
Show all of your work.
5. Carter saw a huge display of his favourite chocolate bars at the IGA. There were 47
boxes along the floor, and the boxes were stacked 25 boxes high. How many boxes of
chocolate bars were in the display? Show all of your work.
6. Skating lessons were $19 per day. If you had 18 days of lessons, how much money did
you owe? Show all of your work.
7. Mrs. Emerton wanted to put carpet in her basement. Her basement was rectangular
and was 23 metres long by 15 metres wide. If carpet cost $3.99 per square metre, how
much would Mrs. Emerton have to pay to carpet her basement?
8. Mackenzie trained for the national track meet all year long. From November to April,
she ran 14 laps a day at the indoor track. The indoor track was 95 metres in
circumference. When she wasn’t at the indoor track, she trained outside on a track that
was 375 metres in circumference. When she trained outdoors, she only ran half the
number of laps that she did on the indoor track. Each month, she trained 12 days in total.
Using pictures, numbers and words, find out how many metres Mackenzie ran in total over
the course of the year. Show how you solved the problem. ***Bonus: How many
kilometres did she run over the course of the year?
9. Explain how you would estimate the following products. Use words and numbers.
34 x 18=
29 x 75=
87 x 81=
27 x 12=