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100

47 x 5

50 x 5 = 250

235

100

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

6 x 5 = 30 pets

100

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

104 pieces of candy

100

45 x 5

5 x (40 + 5)

(5 x 40) + (5 x 5)

200 + 25 = 225

100

24 x 8

8 x (20 + 4)

(8 x 20) + (8 x 4)

160 + 32= 192

200

89 x 4

90 x 4= 360

356

200

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

7 x n = $49

n= $7

200

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

1,134 apples

200

26 x 6

6 x (20 + 6)

(6 x 20) + (6 x 6)

120 + 36 = 156

200

59 x 6

6 x (50 + 9)

(6 x 50) + (6 x 9)

300 + 54 = 354

300

123 x 6

Estimate: 100 x 6=600 

738


300

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

4 x n =36 pieces of jewelry

n = 9 pieces of jewelry

300

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

5 x 13 = 65

3 x 27 = 81

65 + 81 = $146

300

458 x 7

7 x (400 + 58)

(7 x 400) + (7 x 58)

2,800 + 406 = 3,206

300

126 x 7

7 x (100 + 20 + 6)

(7 x 100) + (7 x 20) + (7 x 6) 

700 + 140 + 42 = 882

400

589 x 7

Estimate: 600 x 7 = 4,200

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?

6 x n = 36 pieces

n = 6 pieces

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?

47 x 8= 376 seats in 1 section

11 x 5= 55 seats reserved

376 - 55 = 321 seats not reserved

400

685 x 7

7 x (600 + 85)

(7 x 600) + (7 x 85)

4,200 + 595 = 4,795

400

2,574 x 9

9 x (2,000 + 500 + 70 + 4)

(9 x 2,000) + (9 x 500) + (9 x 70) + (9 x 4)

18,000 + 4,500 + 630 + 36 = 23,166

500

987 x 8

8 x 1,000= 8,000

987 x 8 = 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?

3 x n = 18

n = 6 party hats

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?

67 x 8 = 536

536 x 5 = 2,680 pencils

500

9,875 x 4

9,000 and 875

(4 x 9,000) + (4 x 875) 

36,000 + 3,500 = 39,500

500

3,598 x 6

6 x (3,000 + 500 + 90 + 8)

(6 x 3,000) + (6 x 500) + (6 x 90) + (6 x 8)

18,000 + 3,000 + 540 + 48 = 21,588

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