Commutative Property
Distributive Property
Associative Property
Multi-Step Problems
Potpourri
100

2 X 6 = ___ X ___

6 X 2

100

7 X 6 = (5 X 6) + (____ X 6) 

7 x 6 = (5 x 6) + (2 x 6) 

100

Solve both:

7 + (6 + 4) = 

(7 + 6) + 4 =

7 + (6 + 4) = 17

(7 + 6) + 4= 17

100

Tamara wants to buy a tablet that costs $437. She saves $50 a month for 9 months. Does she have enough to buy the tablet? Explain.

Yes she does. Tamara has a total of $450. 

100

2 x 9 = 9 x ____

200

____ x 6 = 6 threes

3 X 6

200

9 x 6 = (5 + ___) x 6

9 x 6 = (5 + 4) x 6

200

Solve both:

(8 x 5) - 4 = 

8 x (5 - 4) = 

(8 x 5) - 4 = 36

8 x (5 - 4) = 8

200

Cara bought 9 packs of beads. There are 10 beads in each pack. She always uses 30 beads to make each necklace. How many necklaces can she make if she uses all the beads?

She can make 3 bracelets. 

200

Complete the fact family below: 

3 x 9 = ___

9 x ___ = 27

27 / 3 = ___

27 / ____ = 3

3 x 9 = 27

9 x 3 = 27

27 / 3 = 9

27 / 9 = 3

300

10 eights = 8 _____

8 Tens

300

Ronaldo solves  7 x 6 by thinking of it as (5 x 7) + 7. Is he correct? Explain

Yes, Ronaldo is correct. He needed to make 6 groups of 7 to solve. He made 5 groups of 7 first since 5 is an easy factor. Then, he added 7 for the last group.

300

Solve both:

(3 x 2) x 4 =

3 x (2 x 4) =

(3 x 2) x 4 = 24

3 x (2 x 4) = 24

300

Brad receives 5 cents for each can or bottle he recycles. How many cents does Brad earn if he recycles 48 cans and 32 bottles?

He would receive 400 cents or $4 if he recycled that many cans and bottles.

300

Mr. Lucas divides 28 students into 7 equal groups for a project. Write an equation where "n" represents the unknown and solve. 

28 / 7 = n

28 / 7 = 4

n = 4

400

x x x x x x

x x x x x x

x x x x x x 

What are two equations for this array?

6 X 3 = 18

3 X 6 = 18

400

Robert says that he can solve 6 x 8 by thinking of it as (5 x 8) + 8. Is he right? Explain. 

Yes, Robert is correct. He needs to solve for six groups of eight, so he solves for five groups of eight then adds eight more. That totals six groups of eight. 

400

Place parenthesis in this equation so that it equals 25. 

4 x 7 - 3 = 25

(4x7) - 3 = 25

400

There are 60 seconds in 1 minute. How many seconds are in 5 minutes and 45 seconds?

There are 345 seconds in that amount of time. 

400

Fill in the blanks for this skip count:

0, 9, ___, 27, 36, ___, 54, ___, 72, ___, 90

0, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90

500

8 X 4 = 5 fours + _____ fours

3 fours

500

Ronaldo solves  7 x 6 by thinking of it as (5 x 7) + 7. Is he correct? Explain

Yes, Ronaldo is correct. He needed to make 6 groups of 7 to solve. He made 5 groups of 7 first since 5 is an easy factor. Then, he added 7 for the last group.

500

Is this equation true or false? 

(10 - 7) x 6 = 18

Yes because 10 - 7 is three and 3 x 6 is 18.

500

Allen buys 9 packs of trading cards. There are 10 cards in each pack. He can trade 30 cards for a comic book. How many comic books can he get if he trades all his cards? 

He can get 3 comic books if he trades his cards. 

500

Dennis calculates 9 x 8 by thinking about it as 

80 - 8 = 72. Explain Dennis' strategy. 

Dennis used the multiple of ten since ten is a friendly factor. He then subtracted eight since he only needed nine groups of eight. 

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