Problems with Zeros
Front-End Estimate or Rounding
Properties of Multiplication
Place Value Model
100

Find the product of 6 x 90

540

100

Estimate 6,719 x 4 using rounding. 

7,000 x 4=28,000

100

Jen says that 6 times as many as 13 is the same as

13 times as many as 6. Is Jen correct? Explain your

reasoning.

Yes; 6 x 13 = 13 x 6 by the Commutative Property

of Multiplication.

100

Sylvia plants 11 trees. Hannah plants 3 times as many trees as Sylvia. How many trees do they plant in total?


11 + 3 x 11 = 44

44 trees

200

Find the Product of 7 x 500

3,500

200

Estimate 6,719 x 4 using front-end estimation.

6, 0 0 0 x 4= 2 4, 0 0 0

200

Find the product and name the property

of multiplication that you used.

1 x 11 =

Property:

11; Identity Property 

200

An auditorium has 9 rows of 13 seats.

Write a multiplication expression that represents the

total number of seats.


9 x 13

300

Find the product.

6 x 2,000

12,000

300

Mr. Livingston needs to bring enough money to the store to buy 3 stools. Each stool costs $68. Should Mr. Livingston use front-end estimation or rounding to estimate the total cost of the stools? 

rounding=$210

300

Find the product and name the property

of multiplication that you used.

0 x 7 =

Property:


0; Zero Property 

300

Which statements are true about the number 48?

Select all that apply.

a. 48 is 6 times as many as 8.

b. 48 is 4 times as many as 16.

c. 48 is 8 times as many as 6.

d. 48 is 16 times as many as 3.

e. 48 is 7 times as many as 8.

a,c,d

400

How many zeros are in the product

of 8 and 5,000?

40,000

4 zeros 

400

Mr. Milley is buying 8 computers for his classroom. The computers cost $529 each. Round to the nearest hundred to estimate the total cost of the computers.

4,000

400

An auditorium has 9 rows of 13 seats.

Use the Distributive Property to find the total number

of seats.


9 x (10 + 3) = (9 x 10) + (9 x 3)

= 90 + 27

= 117

400

Explain how to use a place-value model to find the

product 6 x 39.

6 groups of 39 

18 tens and 54 ones 

regroup the 54 ones into 5 tens and 4 ones 

18 tens and 5 tens and 4 ones = 23 tens  4 ones 

234

500

Carrie is acting in a play that runs for three nights. The theater holds 500 people. If the play sells out every night, how many tickets are sold in total? Write a multiplication equation to justify your answer.

3 x 500= 1,500

500

Use front-end estimation to

estimate the product.

437 x 7

about _____

2,800

500

Fill in the blanks to find the

products using the Associative

Property of Multiplication.

(4 x 2) x 1 = 4 x (_____x1)

____x_____= 4x ______

_______ x________

(4x2) x 1=4 x ( 2 x 1)

8x1=4x2

8=8
500

Use the place-value model

to find the product 4 x 14.


56

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