Word Problems
Mrs. Judd gives a package of erasers to 6 of her students. Each package has 20 erasers. How many erasers did she give to her students?
120 erasers
4 x 50 = ?
200
210
Ms. Mary buys 20 packs of bottled water. Each pack has 4 bottles. How many bottles did she buy?
Use properties to solve.
The basic fact is 2 x ___.
So, (2 x ___) x 10 =____ x 10 = _____
Basic fact is 2 x 4.
So, (2 x 4) x 10 = 8 x 10 = 80
Ms. Heath has 8 boxes of blue folders and 2 boxes of green folders. Each box has 30 folders. How many total folders does she have?
300
90 x 4 = ?
360
36 x 10 = ?
360
Tom buys 50 packs of bottled water. Each pack has 9 bottles. How many bottles did he buy?
Use properties to solve.
The basic fact is 5 x ___.
So, (5 x ___) x 10 =____ x 10 = _____
The basic fact is 5 x 9.
So, (5 x 9) x 10 = 45 x 10 = 450
Kate runs 20 miles a week. How much does she run in 8 weeks?
160 miles
8 x ? = 720
90
290
A membership to an athletic club costs $70 a year. Last week 6 families bought memberships. How much did the athletic club receive for the new memberships?
$420
___ x 40 = 80
2
____ x 27 = 270
10
Mrs. Goodman drives 8 miles every day. How many miles does she drive in 60 days?
480 miles.
10 x 100 = ?
1,000
200 x 30 = ?