Multiply by Powers of 10
Estimate Products
3-by-1 Digit
2-by-2 and 3-by-2 Digit
Word Problems
100

30 x 10 =

300

100

23 x 4

Estimate by rounding 23 to the nearest ten

80

100

203 x 3 =

609

100

23 x 12 =

276

100

Lena buys 4 packs of markers. Each pack has 28 markers. How many markers does Lena buy in all?

112

200

400 x 600 =

240,000

200

38 x 6

Estimate by rounding 38 to the nearest ten

240

200

421 x 4 =

1,684

200

46 x 28 =

1,288

200

A movie theater has 243 seats. There are 6 identical theaters in the building. How many seats are there in total?

1,458

300

3,000 x 20 =

60,000

300

127 x 5

Estimate by rounding 127 to the nearest hundred

500

300

536 x 6 =

3,216

300

125 x 32 =

4,000

300

A school is ordering folders for its students. There are 36 students in each class and 25 classes in the school. How many folders does the school need to order if each student gets 1 folder?

900

400

30 x 105 =

3,000,000

400

241 x 9

Estimate by rounding 241 to the nearest hundred

1,800

400

782 x 7 =

5,474

400

217 x 45 =

9,765

400

A farmer harvested 127 apples from each of his 34 trees. How many apples did he harvest in all?

4,318

500

What is equivalent to multiplying a number by 103?

Multiplying by 1,000

500

693 x 27

Round both numbers to estimate the product. Explain your rounding strategy.

21,000

Round 693 to 700 and 27 to 30. 700 x 30 = 21,000.

500

895 x 9 =

8,055

500

396 x 87 =

34,452

500

A printing company prints 236 flyers each day. In 45 days, how many flyers will they print in total?

10,620

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