5th Grade Multiplying Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Worksheet (PDF)

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This multiply whole worksheet for 5th Grade covers multiplying multi-digit whole numbers (Common Core 5.NBT.B.5), with a free PDF to print.

These 20 problems build fluency with multiplying multi-digit whole numbers (Common Core 5.NBT.B.5). You will use the standard algorithm, estimate products, spot mistakes and use area models to see why partial products work.

Start with one-digit and two-digit factors. The last six problems are word problems with more than one step. Estimate before you multiply, and check your answer against your estimate.

Grade 5 · Common Core State Standards: 5.NBT.B.5

Multiply whole worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Two digits by one digit

Find the product: \(47\times6\).

Exercise 2 – Three digits by one digit

Find the product: \(358\times7\).

Exercise 3 – Multiply by a multiple of ten

Find the product: \(63\times40\).

Exercise 4 – Area model 34 times 26

Find \(34\times26\). Use the area model to fill in the four partial products.

30420??6??
Fill each box.

Exercise 5 – Two digits by two digits

Find the product: \(78\times45\).

Exercise 6 – Estimate first

Estimate \(58\times31\) by rounding each factor to its greatest place. Then find the exact product.

58 → ?31 → ?? × ? = ?
Fill in the blanks.

Exercise 7 – Three digits by two digits

Find the product: \(246\times35\).

Exercise 8 – Zero in the middle

Find the product: \(507\times28\).

Exercise 9 – Larger factors

Find the product: \(689\times47\).

Exercise 10 – Zeros in a factor

Find the product: \(250\times36\).

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Three digits by three digits

Find the product: \(314\times215\).

Exercise 12 – Four digits by two digits

Find the product: \(1{,}486\times32\).

Exercise 13 – Draw an area model

Use the area model to find \(52\times37\).

50230??7??
Fill each box.

Exercise 14 – Jamal's mistake

Jamal finds \(45\times23\) this way: \(45\times3=135\), \(45\times2=90\), and \(135+90=225\). Explain his mistake and find the correct product.

Exercise 15 – Orange crates

A farmers market stand sells 36 crates of oranges. Each crate holds 48 oranges. How many oranges are there?

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Each crate holds 48 oranges.

Exercise 16 – Road trip miles

On a road trip, a bus drives 62 miles each hour for 14 hours. How many miles does the bus drive?

Exercise 17 – Auditorium seats

The school auditorium has 28 rows. Each row has 35 seats. How many seats are in the auditorium?

35 seats in each row, 28 rows (only 6 rows are drawn).

Exercise 18 – Bake sale money

Sofia bakes 15 trays of cookies with 24 cookies on each tray. She sells every cookie for \(\$2\). How many cookies does she bake, and how much money does she earn?

Exercise 19 – Water bottles

A Little League has 12 teams. Each team has 14 players. Every player gets 3 water bottles. How many water bottles does the league give out?

Exercise 20 – Marker boxes

Priya’s school buys 125 boxes with 24 markers each and 36 boxes with 15 markers each. How many markers does the school buy in all?

See the solutions: Multiplying Multi-Digit Whole Numbers worksheet solutions

Key facts behind this multiply whole worksheet

Key facts
  • A partial product comes from multiplying by one digit of the bottom number.
  • Write a placeholder zero when you multiply by tens, hundreds and so on.
  • Add all partial products to get the final product.
  • Estimate by rounding each factor to its greatest place before you multiply.
  • An area model splits each factor by place value and shows the same partial products.

How to use this multiply whole worksheet

Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.

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