Word Problems
A grocery store mailed 2 coupons to each person in their town. There are 203 people in the town. How many coupons did the store mail in all?
406 Coupons
Round the first factor to the nearest ten, and then multiply.
78 × 5
The product is approximately...
400
Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number
7 x 12 = (7 x __) + (7 x 10)
2
30 x 30 =
900
Sally bought 5 books about animals, 7 books about outer space, and 10 books about trains. Each book cost $12. How much did Sally spend on the books?
264
A city wants to replace 2 streetlights on each city block. How many new streetlights will the city need for 4,034 blocks?
8,068 Streetlights
Estimate the product. Round the second factor to the nearest ten, and then multiply.
6 × 25
The product is approximately...
180
Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number
5 x 14 = (5 x 10) + (__ x 4)
5
10 x 50 =
500
There are 9 red pens in Nina's desk drawer. There are 2 more black pens than red pens. There are also 7 more blue pens than red pens. How many pens are there in all?
36
Sally worked at a coffee shop for 4 years. She earned $9,268 per year. How much money did Sally earn?
$37,072
5 x 3 = __
50 x 3 = __
500 x 3 = __
15
150
1500
Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number
6 x 14 = (6 x 4) + (__ x 10)
6
90 x 50 =
4500
Sean's father gave him $187. Sean bought 8 books, each one cost $5. How much money does Sean have left?
$147
A city wants to plant 6 trees on each block. How many trees will the city need for 892 blocks?
5,352 Trees
Round each factor to the nearest 10, then multiply.
75 x 57 = __
4800
Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing number
3 x 13 = (3 x 10) + (3 x __)
3
60 x 70 =
4200
There are 25 bicycles and 26 cars in the garage at Jason's apartment building. How many wheels are there in the garage?
154 Wheels
There are 6 actors in a new movie. Each actor was paid $8,778. How much did it cost to pay all the actors?
$52,668
Round to the nearest 10, then multiply.
78 x 51 = __
4000
Use the distributive property of multiplication to find the missing numbers
5 x 35 = (5 x 30) + (__ x __)
5
70 x 30 =
2100
There are 7 forks in the silverware drawer. There are 3 more knives than forks, and there are twice as many spoons as knives. How many pieces of silverware are there in all?
37