Multiplication
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Estimating/Rounding
Word Problems
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100

What is 9 x 4?

36

100

A: 8 x 25

B: 2 x 4 x 25

Which strategy was used from A to B? Explain.

Friendly numbers.


4 is a friendly factor of 25, so breaking up the 8 into 2 x 4 will make it easier to get rid of the 25.

100

1,756 

Round to the nearest ten.

1,760

100

The _____________ states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.

Fill in the blank.

Distributive Property

100

24 = 6 x 4


____ is ____ times as many as ____.

24 is 6 time as many as 4.

200

What is 700 x 2?

1,400

200

A: 4 x 12 x 9

B: 12 x 4 x 9

Which property was used from A to B? Explain.

Commutative property.  

Rearranges the order the factors are in.

200

7,392

Round to the nearest thousand.

7,000

200

There are 5 times as many of cookies than brownies at the bake sale.  If the total number of cookies and brownies is 42, how many cookies are there?

Draw a model.

There are 35 cookies.
200

7 x 6 = 42.

___ times as many as ____ is ____.

7 times as many as 6 is 42.

300

What is 603 x 5?

Use the distributive property with addition to solve.

(Draw a diagram if you need)

3,015

300

8 x (298)

Which strategy would you use with this problem? Explain.

Subtratction.

298 is very close to 300 which would create a basic fact for us to solve and make it easier to solve.

300

682 x 3

Round to the nearest hundred.

2,100

300

Planters at the flower shop are planting seeds in 14-row seed trays.  They plant 7 seeds in each row.  How many flowers will there be in each tray if they all grow?

98 flowers

300

What is 800 x 7?

Explain how to solve this using mental math.

5,600.

Cover up the zeros, multiply the basic fact, add the amount of zeros that were covered.

400

What is 74 x 8?

Solve using partial products.

What are the partial products in this problem?

592

560 and 32

400

A: (12 x 4) x 25

B: 12 x (4 x 25)

Which property was used from A to B? Describe.

Associative property. 

Changes the order of the first numbers being multiplied.

400

5,825 x 7

Round to the nearest thousand.

42,000

400

There are 9 rows of 16 seats at the movie theater. In the middle of those seats, there are 4 rows of 8 seats that have cup holders. How many seats do NOT have cup holders at the movie theater?

112 seats

400

What are the rules for the orders of operation?

First, multiply and divide from left to right.

Then, add and subtract from left to right.

500

What is 1,482 x 4?

Solve using regrouping.

5,928

500

A: 16 x 50

B: 2 x (8 x 50)

Which strategy was used from A to B? Explain.

Halving and doubling. 

Cut one factor in half and multiplied it, then multiplied the product by two to double it.

500

10,489 x 8

Round to the nearest thousand.

80,000

500

Jacob buys 4 packs of gum with 12 pieces in each. He also buys 3 packs with 15 pieces in each. Jacob chewed 37 pieces.  How many pieces of gum does he have left?

56 pieces of gum

500

63 is 9 times as many as 7.

How would I write this as an equation?

63 = 9 x 7.