Find the Unknown Number.
What's the Property?
What's that Word!
Multiplication Word Problems.
Multiples of Ten
100

m = 9 x 2

m = 18

100

Select the equation that shows the identity property.

A. 50 x 7 = 7 x 50

B. 7 x 1 = 7

C. 8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40

D. 5 x 20 = (5 x 2) x (5 x 10)

B. 7 x 1 = 7

100

The answer in a multiplication problem.

Product

100

Study Hall has 63 desks. There are 9 desks in each row. How many rows of desks are there?

9 x n = 63

100

Herlinda baked 5 batches of rice cakes. There were 20 cakes in each batch. How many rice cakes did she bake in all?

 5 x 20 = 100 

200

7 x n = 49

n = 7
200

n x 5 = 0

n = 0

Zero Property of Multiplication

200

A number is multiplied by another number to find the product.

Factor

200

Herlinda spent $48 on 6 books. The cost of each book was the same. Which equation can be used to find the cost of one book?

6 x n = $48

200

30 x 7 = 

210

300

w x 3 = 15

w = 5

300

Select the equation that shows the associative property.

A. 50 x 7 = 7 x 50

B. 3 x 60 = 3 x (20 x 20)

C. 8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40

D. (7 x 2) x 2 = 7 x (2 x 2)

D. (7 x 2) x 2 = 7 x (2 x 2)

300

The value of each digit in a number is based on the location of the digit.

Place Value

300

Jay'cion must bring 27 tennis balls to tennis camp. Tennis balls come in cans of 3. How many cans does he need? 

c x 3 = 27

c = 9

300

Kenneth buys 5 boxes of envelopes. There are 70 envelopes in each box. How many envelopes does Kenneth buy altogether?

5 x 70 = 350

400

4 x y = 2 x 6

y = 3

400

Select the equation that shows the commutative property.

A. 50 x 7 = 7 x 50

B. 3 x 60 = 3 x (20 x 20)

C. 8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40

D. 5 x 20 = (5 x 2) x (5 x 10)

A. 50 x 7 = 7 x 50

400

A letter that represents an unknown number.

Variable

400

Invitations cost $3 for a pack of 8. Angel gives the cashier $20 to buy invitations and gets $11 in change. How many packs of invitations does Lori buy?

3 x y = 9

y = 3 packs

400

Penelope saves all her dimes. Today she is getting them out of her coin jar and wrapping them to take to the bank. She finds she has 300 dimes. It takes 50 dimes to fill each paper wrapper and make a roll. Write an equation using n for the unknown factor, then solve.

50 x n = 300

n = 6

500

5 x g = 36 - 6

g = 6

500

Select the equation that shows the distributive property.

A. 50 x 7 = 7 x 50

B. 3 x 60 = 3 x (20 x 20)

C. 8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40

D. 5 x 20 = (5 x 2) x (5 x 10)


C. 8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40

500

A number sentence that uses the equal sign to show that two amounts are equal.

Equation

500

Jayceon uses 4 red beads and 3 blue beads to make a belt. How many beads will Jayceon use to make 4 belts?

4 + 3 = 7

7 x 4 = 28 beads

500

Penelope saves all her dimes. Today she is getting them out of her coin jar and wrapping them to take to the bank. She finds she has 250 dimes. It takes 50 dimes to fill each paper wrapper and make a roll. Write an equation using n for the unknown factor, then solve.

50 x n = 250

n = 5

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