Multiply it Out!
A classroom has 24 desks. Each desk has 4 legs. How many legs are in the classroom?
96 legs
96 apples are shared equally among 8 baskets. How many apples per basket?
12 apples
Sarah walks 1,200 to school each morning and gets a ride home each afternoon. How many feet does she walk in 4 days?
4,800 feet
Which equation shows the total inches in 5 feet? (i stands for inches)
(A) 5 × 12 = i
(B) 12 + 5 = i
(C) 12 ÷ 5 = i
(D) 12 – 5 = i
(A) 5 × 12 = i
Which is the BEST estimate for 2,102 ÷ 41?
(A) 40
(B) 50
(C) 60
(D) 70
50 (B)
What is 432 × 23?
9,936
What is 1,728 ÷ 24
72
A bakery uses 18 cups of flour to make 6 cakes. How many cups are needed for 24 cakes?
72 cups of flour
A farmer plants 25 seeds in each of 18 rows. Which equation finds the total number of seeds?
25 × 18 = total seeds
Estimate 2,175 ÷ 52.
2,000 ÷ 50 = 40
A factory makes 365 pencils each day. How many pencils are made in 7 days?
2,555 pencils
A farmer has 986 eggs to pack in cartons of 12. How many full cartons can he fill?
82 cartons (drop the remainder)
At the pet store, one cage has 9 hamsters. If there are 12 cages, how many hamsters are there?
108 hamsters
Mia has 4 boxes of crayons with 18 in each. She gives away 15 crayons. Which equation represents how many she has left?
(4 × 18) – 15 = 57 crayons
Estimate 6,324 ÷ 78
6400 ÷ 80 = 80
Estimate: 497 × 18 is closest to…
(A) 5,000
(B) 9,000
(C) 10,000
(D) 15,000
9,000 (B)
Which equation shows partial quotients for 2,184 ÷ 28?
(A) 70 + 8 = 78
(B) 80 + 8 = 88
(C) 70 + 9 = 79
(D) 80 + 9 = 89
(A) 70 + 8 = 78
Jamil has 248 yards of ribbon to decorate quilts for a craft fair. The ribbon comes in rolls of 15 yards. How many full rolls of ribbon does Jamil have?
49
A toy store sells 15 dolls at $12 each. Which equation represents the total cost, c?
15 × 12 = c → $180
Estimate 9,465 ÷ 198
10,000 ÷ 200 = 50
A concert sells 245 tickets for each of 16 shows. About how many tickets are sold in total?
3,920 tickets
A marathon is 26 miles. If a runner completes 3 miles every 30 minutes, about how long will it take to finish?
260 minutes
A theater has 36 rows with 22 seats in each row. How many seats in all?
792 seats
A table is 6 feet long. A rug is 4 times as long as the table. Which equation finds the rug’s length?
6 × 4 = 24 feet
estimate 2,675 ÷ 52
2500 ÷ 50 = 50