Multiply by 10 or 100
Multiple by multiples of 10
Multiply by multiples of 100
Breaking Apart
Word Problems
100

10 x 4 = 

40

100

3 x 40 = 

120

100

200 x 3 =

600

100

Use breaking apart to find:

14 x 6 = 

10 x 6 = 60

4 x 6 = 24

60 + 24 = 84

100

Ms. Lopez has 5 rows of tomato plants. There are 30 plants in each row. How many tomato plants does Ms. Lopez have?

5 x 30 = 150

200

10 x 9 = 

90

200

60 x 8 = 

480

200

7 x 800 = 

5,600

200

Use breaking apart to find:

56 x 5 = 

50 x 5 = 250

6 x 5 = 30

250 + 30 = 280

200

A store has 6 boxes of oranges. Each box holds 20 oranges. How many oranges are there?

6 x 20 = 120

300

100 x 7 = 

700

300

70 x 9 = 

630

300

900 x 8 = 

7,200

300

Use breaking apart to find:

36 x 4 =

30 x 4 = 120

6 x 4 = 24

120 + 24 = 144

300

There are 7 bookcases in each library with 200 books in each bookcase. How many books are in the library?

7 x 200 = 1,400

400

100 x 10 =

1,000

400

80 x 40 =

3,200

400

40 x 500 = 

20,000

400

Use breaking apart to find:

43 x 3 =

40 x 3 = 120

3 x 3 = 9

120 + 9 = 129

400

In one day, a restaurant sells 300 burgers for $6 each. How much money did the restaurant take in from the sale of burgers on that day?

$6 x 300 = $1,800

500

100 x 100 = 

10,000

500

90 x 60 = 

5,400

500

70 x 900 = 

63,000

500

Use breaking apart to find:


93 x 6 = 

90 x 6 = 540

3 x 6 = 18

540 + 18 = 558


500

Ryan buys 4 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 38 crayons. How many crayons does Ryan buy?

4 x 38 = 152

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