Distributive/Commutative Property
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Multiples of 10
word problems
Fact Madness
100
Use the distributive property to solve.
3 x 7
(3 x 4) + (3 x 3)
100
4 x 2 = y
y = ?
y = 8
100
2 x 30
60
100
Oscar was making muffins. He wanted to give 6 muffins each to his four friends. How many muffins did he make?
Full sentence answer required.
Oscar made 24 muffins altogether.
100
9 x 0
0
200
What array does this picture show?
4 x 4
200
72 div 8 = p
p = ?
p = 9
200
4 x 40
160
200
Jason has 8 boxes of candy. Each box has 6 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does Jason have in all?
Full sentence answer required.
Jason has 48 pieces of candy in all.
200
4 x 6
24
300
Commutative Property
What is the multiplication fact of the array below? What would it be using the commutative property?
5 x 3 and 3 x 5
300
5 x 9 = v
v = ?
v = 45
300
50 x 3
150
300
George has 3 packs of 40 marshmallows. He eats 23. How many marshmallows does he have now?
Full sentence answer required.
George has 97 marshmallows left.
300
8 x 6
48
400
Use the distributive property to solve.
8 x 8
(8 x 4) + (8 x 4)
(or variation)
400
8 x s = 64
s = ?
s = 8
400
70 x 5
350
400
Peter has 9 boxes of pens. There are 8 pens in each box. Peter then gave away 34 pens. How many pens does he have left?
Full sentence answer required.
Peter has 38 pens left.
400
8 x 9
remember your 9s tricks!
72
500
Use the distributive property to solve.
10 x 9
(10x5) + (10 x 4)
or variation
500
9 x u = 90
u = ?
u = 10
500
90 x 7
630
500
There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. Use a tape diagram to find the total number of minutes in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
Full sentence answer required
There are 375 minutes in 6 hours and 15 minutes.
500
50 x 3
150