Partial Products/Area Models
Traditional Algorithm
Distributive property
Word problems
100

Using partial products, find the product of 27 x 15


405

100

Using traditional algorithm find: 18 x 13

Explain to your teacher how to solve

234

100

What is the first thing you do to the numbers in distributive property?

For example, if I was solving 13 x 21, what should I do to make multiplying mentally easier?

Break apart the numbers
100

Our school has 30 students in each classroom. If there are 30 classrooms, how many students attend our school?

900 students

200

Using partial products, find the product of 18 x 24

432
200

When multiplying 32 x 14, why do we put a zero under the 8? Show your work and explain. 

448

200

Using distributive property, solve: 27 x 39 

(20 + 7) x (30 + 9)

(20 x 30) + (20 x 9) + (7 x 30) + (7 x 9)

600 + 180 + 210 + 63

1, 053

200

Your teacher uses about 18 packs of post-it notes each year. Each pack contains 22 post-its. About how many post-its are used each year?

Round 22 to 20

18 x 20=360

About 360 post-its

300

Which one of these shows the correct partial products for 34 x 21?

A) 650 + 30 + 80  + 4

B) 600 + 30 + 80 + 4

C) 600 + 35 + 8 + 4

D) 60 + 30 + 80+ 4

B) 600 + 30 + 80 + 4

300

Using traditional algorithm find: 36 x 27

Explain to your teacher how to solve

972

300

Using distributive property, solve: 67 x 83

(60 + 7) x (80 + 3 )

(60 x 80) + (60 x 3) + (7 x 80) + (7 x 3)

4,800 + 180 + 560 + 21

=5,561

300

There are 44 weeks in a school year. How many week of school are there in 12 years?

528 weeks

400

Draw an area model to solve for: 39 x 47

Show your teacher the model you drew or explain how to draw it.

2,028

400

Using traditional algorithm find: 68 x 87

Explain to your teacher how to solve

5, 916

400

Fill in the missing parts in this distributive property equation:

77 x 65

(__+7) x (60 + __)

(70 x __) + (__x5) + (7 x 60) + ( __ x __)


(70+7) x (60 + 5)

(70 x 60) + (70 x5) + (7 x 60) + ( 7 x 5 )

400

Ms. Colley is in charge of the chess club. Each of the 67 students on the chess team needs to play 15 games each year. How many games will the whole chess team play each year?

1,005

500

Draw an area model to solve for: 68 x 56

Show your teacher the model you drew or explain how to draw it.


3, 808

500

Explain the last step when using the traditional algorithm to solve: 95 x 92

The last step is to add your products. Your final answer is 8,740

500

Select the equation that shows how to use distributive property to solve: 89 x 91

A) (80 x 90) + (80 x 1) + (9 x 90) + (9 x 80)

B) (80 x 9) + (80 x 1) + (9 x 90) + (9 x 80)

C) (80 x 90) + (80 x 1) + (9 x 90) + (1 x 90)

D) (80 x 90) + (80 x 1) + (9 x 90) + (9 x 1)

D) (80 x 90) + (80 x 1) + (9 x 90) + (9 x 1)

500

A cup costs 79 cents. How much will 24 cups cost? 

1,896

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