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100

47 x 5

Estimate - may vary (have to see work)

Answer - What is 235?

100

If Connor has 6 pets and Jessica has 5 times more than him, how many does she have?

What is 30?

100

Mrs. Morris has 26 students. If she wants to give each of them 4 pieces of candy, how many will she need?

What is 104?

100

45 x 5

40 x 5 = 240

5 x 5 = 25

240+25=265

100

24 x 8

192

200

89 x 4

Estimate - may vary (must show work)

Answer - What is 356?

200

Mason has 6 times more money than Layla. If they have $49 altogether, how much does Mason have?

What is $42?

200

Miss Rose has 126 baskets. If she fills each of them with 9 apples, how many apples does she have?

What is 1,134?

200

26 x 6

20 x 6 = 120

6 x 6 = 36

120+36=156

200

59 x 6

354

300

123 x 6

Estimate - may vary

Answer - what is 738?

300

Hailey has 3 times more jewelry than Madilyn. Together they have 36 pieces of jewelry. How much jewelry does Hailey have?

What is 27?

300

Wyatt bought 5 books that cost $13 each and he bought 3 skateboards that cost $27 each. How much did he spend total?

What is $146?

300

458 x 7

400 x 7 = 2,800

50 x 7 = 350

8 x 7 = 56

2,800+350+56=3,206

300

126 x 7

882

400

589 x 7

Estimate - may vary

Answer - what is 4,123?

400

Rylee has 5 times more candy than Taylor. Together they have 36 pieces. How many more pieces does Rylee have than Taylor?

What is 25?

400

Mrs. Morris bought tickets to an Ohio state game. There are 47 rows of 8 seats in one section. 11 rows of 5 are reserved. How many are not reserved?

What is 321?

400

685 x 7

600 x 7 = 4,200

80 x 7 = 560

5 x 7 = 35

4,200+560+35=4,795

400

2,574 x 9

23,166

500

987 x 8

Estimate - may vary

Answer - what is 7,896?

500

Addy's mom had supplies for her party. She had 3 times more balloons than party hats. If she had 18 balloons, how many party hats did she have?

What is 6?

500

The school is buying supplies for the students. They bought Mrs. Morris' class 8 boxes of pencils with 67 pencils in each box. If the other 5 4th grade teachers got the same amount, how many pencils were ordered total?

What is 2,680?
500

9,875 x 4

9,000 x 4 = 3,600

800 x 4 = 3,200

70 x 4 = 280

5 x 4 = 20

3,600+3,200+280+20=7,100

500

3,598 x 6

21,588

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