Multiply by Multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000
Estimate the Product
Distributive property
Mental Math Strategies for Multiplication
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100

3 x 10


30

100
12 x 22
10 x 20 = 200
100

7 x 560

(7 x 500) + (7 x 60)

7 x 500 = 3,500

7 x 60 = 420

3,500 + 420 = 3,920

100

Break Apart to Solve!

24 x 4 x 2


24 x 2 = 48

48 x 4 = (40 x 4) + (8 x 4) 

40 x 4 = 160

8 x 4 =32

160 + 32 = 192

100

2 x 4

8

200

3 x 100

3 x 1,000

300

3,000

200
6 x 125

10 x 120 = 1,200

or 6 x 100 = 600

or 10 x 100= 1,000

200

509 x 7

(500 x 7) + (9 x 7) 

500 x 7 = 3,500

9 x 7 = 63

3,500 + 63 = 3,563

200

Break apart to solve:

5 x 18

5 x (9 x 2) =

5 x 2 = 10

10 x 9 = 90

200

20 x 40

800

300

40 x 9

360

300

4 x 2,610

4 x 3,000 = 12,000

300

7 x 86

(7 x 80) + (7 x 6) =


7 x 80 = 560

7 x 6 = 42

560 + 42 = 602

300

4 x 506

(4 x 500) + (4 x 6) =


2,000 + 24 = 2,024

300

324 x 5 

20 + 100 + 1,500 = 

1,620

400

8,000 x 3

24,000

400

538 x 3

500 x 3 = 1,500
400

5 x 1,242

(5 x 1,000) + (5 x 200) + (5 x 40) + (5 x 2)

5 x 1,000 = 5,000

5 x 200 = 1,000

5 x 40 = 200

5 x 2 = 10

5,000+1,000+200+10=6,210

400

404 x 6

(400 x 6) + (4 x 6) = 

2,400 + 24 = 2,424

400

122 x 4

488

500

300 x 600

180,000

500

314 x 7

300 x 7 = 2,100

500

4 x 731

(4 x 700) + (4 x 30) + (4 x 1)

4 x 700 = 2,800

4 x 30 = 120

4 x 1 = 4

2,800 + 120 + 4 = 2,924

500

2 x 395

(2 x 300) + (2 x 90) + (2 x 5) =

600 + 180 + 10 = 790

500
1,392 x 3

4,176

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