Class 3 · Maths · 2026-27

Class 3 Maths Multiplication Worksheet with Answers

Multiplication as equal groups first, then the symbol, then the written method - which is the order Maths Mela uses and the reverse of how many of us were taught. A child who can only recite tables and cannot draw 4 x 3 as four groups of three will struggle with division next term, so the array questions here matter more than they look.

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Class 3 Maths Multiplication Worksheet

Class 3 Maths · Multiplication and tables · 60 questions with answers

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Multiplication as equal groups first, then the symbol, then the written method - which is the order Maths Mela uses and the reverse of how many of us were taught. A child who can only recite tables and cannot draw 4 x 3 as four groups of three will struggle with division next term, so the array questions here matter more than they look.

Read a multiplication fact as equal groups and draw it as an array.
Recall tables up to 10 and use them in a written sum.
Multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number.

Exercise 1 of 5 · 12 questions

Write the multiplication fact for each description.

Write the answer · Warm-up

Here’s one done for you

4 groups of 3 → 4 × 3 = 12. Read the × symbol as 'groups of' rather than 'times' while this is new. Four groups of three biscuits is twelve biscuits - the picture comes first, the symbol is just shorthand for it.

1)4 groups of 3
2)5 groups of 6
3)7 groups of 2
4)3 groups of 8
5)6 rows of 4
6)9 rows of 5
7)8 groups of 7
8)6 groups of 9
9)2 groups of 10
10)5 rows of 5
11)7 rows of 8
12)4 rows of 6

Answers

1) 4 × 3 = 12
2) 5 × 6 = 30
3) 7 × 2 = 14
4) 3 × 8 = 24
5) 6 × 4 = 24
6) 9 × 5 = 45
7) 8 × 7 = 56
8) 6 × 9 = 54
9) 2 × 10 = 20
10) 5 × 5 = 25
11) 7 × 8 = 56
12) 4 × 6 = 24

Exercise 2 of 5 · 14 questions

Fill in the answers.

Write the answer · Guided

Here’s one done for you

6 × 7 = 42. If it will not come to mind, build it from one you do know: 6 × 5 = 30, and two more sixes is 12, so 30 + 12 = 42. That is far more useful than guessing, and it is how a child recovers a forgotten fact in an exam.

1)6 × 7
2)8 × 4
3)9 × 3
4)7 × 7
5)6 × 9
6)8 × 8
7)4 × 9
8)7 × 8
9)4 × 4
10)9 × 8
11)8 × 3
12)8 × 7
13)7 × 3
14)5 × 3

Answers

1) 42
2) 32
3) 27
4) 49
5) 54
6) 64
7) 36
8) 56
9) 16
10) 72
11) 24
12) 56
13) 21
14) 15

Exercise 3 of 5 · 12 questions

Multiply.

Write the answer · Practice

Here’s one done for you

23 × 4: split the 23 into 20 and 3. 20 × 4 = 80, and 3 × 4 = 12. Add them: 80 + 12 = 92. Splitting by place value is what the column method is doing underneath, so doing it openly first makes the column version make sense later.

1)23 × 4
2)36 × 3
3)45 × 2
4)58 × 3
5)27 × 4
6)64 × 5
7)41 × 5
8)32 × 2
9)59 × 4
10)29 × 3
11)46 × 2
12)58 × 2

Answers

1) 92
2) 108
3) 90
4) 174
5) 108
6) 320
7) 205
8) 64
9) 236
10) 87
11) 92
12) 116

Exercise 4 of 5 · 12 questions

Find the missing number.

Fill in the blank · Practice

1)6 × ___ = 48
2)___ × 7 = 63
3)9 × ___ = 72
4)___ × 8 = 40
5)7 × ___ = 42
6)___ × 9 = 36
7)8 × ___ = 64
8)___ × 9 = 27
9)6 × ___ = 36
10)___ × 5 = 60
11)4 × ___ = 28
12)___ × 6 = 54

Answers

1) 8
2) 9
3) 8
4) 5
5) 6
6) 4
7) 8
8) 3
9) 6
10) 12
11) 7
12) 9

Exercise 5 of 5 · 10 questions

Word problems. Write the sum and the answer.

Write the answer · Challenge

1)A box holds 24 pencils. How many pencils in 3 boxes?
2)There are 8 rows of chairs with 6 chairs in each row. How many chairs?
3)One book costs Rs 45. What do 4 books cost?
4)A packet has 12 biscuits. How many biscuits in 7 packets?
5)A cinema has 36 rows with 5 seats in each row. How many seats?
6)One kilo of apples costs Rs 15. What do 6 kilos cost?
7)A bundle has 25 sheets of paper. How many sheets in 4 bundles?
8)A tray holds 18 eggs. How many eggs in 3 trays?
9)One chair costs Rs 125. What do 4 chairs cost?
10)A train coach seats 60 people. How many in 7 coaches?

Answers

1) 24 × 3 = 72 pencils
2) 8 × 6 = 48 chairs
3) 45 × 4 = Rs 180
4) 12 × 7 = 84 biscuits
5) 36 × 5 = 180 seats
6) 15 × 6 = Rs 90
7) 25 × 4 = 100 sheets
8) 18 × 3 = 54 eggs
9) 125 × 4 = Rs 500
10) 60 × 7 = 420 people

While your child works

Read × as 'groups of' while this is new. 'Times' means nothing to a seven-year-old; four groups of three is a picture they can draw and check.
If a table fact will not come, rebuild it from a known one rather than supplying it - 6 × 7 from 6 × 5 plus two more sixes. That skill rescues a child in an exam; being told the answer does not.
For two-digit multiplication, split by place value openly (23 × 4 as 20 × 4 plus 3 × 4). It is exactly what the column method does silently, and doing it visibly first prevents the column method becoming a ritual.

Before you print it

What is on this worksheet

5 exercises, 60 questions, about 30 minutes. Every exercise has an answer key, printed on its own page so it can be kept back. 3 exercises start with a question already worked out, so you can check the method before helping.

Exercise	What the child does	Questions	Worked example
1	Written answers	12	Yes
2	Written answers	14	Yes
3	Written answers	12	Yes
4	Fill in the blanks	12	—
5	Written answers	10	—

The same topic at other levels

Most of these topics are taught over several years rather than in one. If this sheet is too hard or too easy, the same idea at another level is usually the fix.

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About this worksheet

Should my child memorise tables or understand multiplication first?

Both, in that order of emphasis - understanding first, then fluency. A child who can draw 4 × 3 as four groups of three will cope with division next term; one who can only recite will not. But recall still needs to become automatic, because slow recall makes every later topic harder.

How do I help when a times-table fact will not come to mind?

Rebuild it from a fact they do know rather than supplying the answer. 6 × 7 is 6 × 5 (30) plus two more sixes (12), so 42. That is a recovery skill they can use in an exam; being told the answer teaches nothing.

Is the answer key included?

Yes, with the sum shown for word problems rather than only the final number. Free printable PDF, no sign-up.

Does this Class 3 Maths worksheet come with answers?

Yes. Every exercise has a full answer key, and it prints on its own page at the end rather than beside the questions - so you can hand your child the sheet and keep the answers back. Some exercises also show one question already worked out, with the method rather than just the result, which is the part most answer keys leave out.

Is there a free printable PDF?

Yes, and there is no sign-up, no email and no account. The download button at the top of the sheet gives you the whole thing - all 60 questions across 5 exercises, plus the answer key - laid out to print on A4.

How long does this worksheet take?

About 30 minutes for 60 questions, though that is a guide rather than a target. It is designed to be split: the exercises are ordered so stopping halfway still leaves a complete piece of work, which matters more than finishing at this age.

Can I use it if my child is in a different class?

Often, yes - these topics are taught across several years and schools vary in when they arrive. Judge by the questions rather than the class on the label. If the first exercise is a struggle the level below is the better start, and the same topic at other levels is linked further up this page.

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