IXL | Multiply three numbers: word problems

Shane and his friends went to 2 movies every weekend for the past 2 weeks. At every movie, they shared 5 pieces of licorice. How many pieces of licorice did they eat in all?

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The students at Greta's school collected magazines for recycling. Each student collected 5 stacks of magazines. There were 5 students participating, and they put 5 magazines in each stack. How many magazines did the school recycle?

magazines

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Multiply the numbers in the story to find the total number of magazines.

5 × 5 × 5 = 125

The school recycled 125 magazines.

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