4.1 Multiply by Tens
4.2- Estimate
Multiply Any Way!
Distributive Property and Comparisons
Word Problems
100

80 x 10 = _________

800

100

27 x 50 = _____

1,500

100

15 x 67 = _______

1,005

100

Compare

40 x 10 ____ 400

What sign must be there?

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100

A farmer has 59 cows. Each cow produces 27 liters of milk. How many liters of milk do the cows produce in all?

1,593 liters

200

60 x 50 = _______

3,000

200

63 x 72 = ________

4,200

200

26 x 51 = ______

1,326

200

Compare

8 x 70 ____ 5,600


What sign must be there?

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200

A jeweler has 46 ring pillows. Each pillow has 3 rows with 6 rings in each row. How many rings are there in all?

3 x 6 = 18

18 x 46= 828 rings

300

90 x 90 = _____

8,100

300

48 x 36

2,000

300

43 x 18= _____

774

300

Compare

50 x 60 _____ 300


What sign must be there?

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300

 A music fan memorizes 59 songs for a concert. Her goal is to memorize all of the songs from 13 albums. There are 15 songs on each album. How many more songs does the music fan still need to memorize?

136 songs

400

 32 × 20 = _____

640

400

57 x 38 = ______

60 x 40 = 2,400

400

44 x 68 = _____

2, 992

400

Without calculating exactly, decide which product is greater:
29 x 27    or   21 x 29

29 x 27 = around 30 x 26 = 780

21 x 29 = around 20 x 30 = 600

400

A pet store receives a shipment of 5 boxes of cat treats. Each box is  30 inches high and has 16 bags of cat treats. Each bag has 32 ounces  of cat treats. How many ounces of cat treats does the pet store receive  in the shipment?

32 x 16 = 512

512 x 5= 2,560

2,560 ounces

500

18 × 30 =______

540

500

You use 25 × 30 to estimate  26 × 31. Will your estimate be greater than or less than the actual product?

less than

500

29 x 92= _______

2,668

500

A shop sells 49 pencils in one box. A school orders 27 boxes.

Instead of multiplying directly, use the distributive property to calculate the total number of pencils.  

49 x 27 = 50 x 27 - 27 = 1323

500

If you and Rajiv each meet your goal each week, how many more hours will you exercise in  1 year than Rajiv? 

Rajiv exercises 4 hours a week, while you exercise 10 hours a week.

*hint: there are 52 weeks in a year*

4 x 52 = 208 (Rajiv)

10 x 52 = 520 (You)

520-208= 312 hours

312 hours

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