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Word problems
Multiplication problems
100

Solve 324 X 3 using partial products

  324

x .  3

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12

60

900 

Equals 972

100

My grocery bill was $223 for 3 weeks in a row.  About how much money did I spend at the grocery store in those 3 weeks?

223 X 3= $669

100

Marion sells candies in boxes of 20 and in boxes of 50. If she sells 5 boxes of 20 and 6 boxes of 50, how many candies did Marion sell?

5x20=100

plus

6x50=300

Equals 400 candies

100

214x3=

Solve any way you choose

642

200

Multiply 355 X 5 using partial products

355

x . 5

_______

25

250

1500

1775

200

Is it reasonable to say that 388 X 3 is about 1,200?Explain.

Yes because 388 is close to 400.  I multiplied 400 X 3 By multiplying 4 X 3 and adding 2 zeroes.

200

There are 8 muffins in each box.  Maxton's family purchased 34 boxes to share with all of their friends.  How many muffins did they buy in all?

34X8=272 muffins

200

567x6

Solve any way you choose

3402

300

Use partial products to solve:

412 X 4

412

x .4

_____

8

40

1600 Equals 1648

300

How can you use rounding to find 789 X 5?

Round 789 to 800 and then multiply 800 X 5

First, I found 8 x 5=40 and then add the 2 zeroes to get 4000.

300

A pizza shop sold 436 pepperoni pizzas in a month. If they sold the same number of pepperoni pizzas for 5 months in a row, how many total pepperoni pizzas did they sell in those 5 months?

436x5=2180 pepperoni pizzas

300

512x4

Solve any way you choose

2048

400

Brayden's Pizza makes 216 pizzas and 23 subs every day. How many items are made in 3 days?

216x3=648

23x3=69

648+69=717 items

or 216 +23=239

239x3=717 items