Use the Distributive Property
Mental Math
Word Problems
Use a multiplication strategy to solve
Place Value
100

Use the Distributive Property to solve:

46 x 7

(40 x 7) + (6 x 7)=

322

100

7 x 8

7 x 80

7 x 800

56

560

5600

100

Christine keeps her card collection in a folder that holds 20 pages. Each page has 8 cards. How many cards does Christine have in her collection?

160 cards

100

Draw a model using base ten and unit blocks to represent. 

4 x 30

3 base ten blocks in groups of 4 which equals 120. 

100

What is the TENS place in this number?

140

4

200

Use the Distributive Property to solve: 

15 x 9

(10 x 9) + (5 x 9)=

135

200

5 x 6

5 x 60

5 x 6000

30

300

30,000

200

In a day, a restaurant sells 400 burgers for $6 each. How much money did the restaurant take in from the sale of burgers on that day?

$2,400

200

Each tour bus carries 50 people. Draw a number line that can be used to find out how many people 3 tour buses carry.

A number line is drawn going by 10s, skip counting by 5, and there are 3 jumps that lands on 150 tour buses.

200

What is the ONES place in this number?

345,321,347

7

300

Use the Distributive Property to solve:

8 x 20 

8 x (10 + 10)=

or 

(10 x 8) + (10 x 8)=

160

300

2 x 2

2 x 20

2 x 200

4

40

400

300

There are 6 bookcases in the library with 300 books in each bookcase. How many books are in the library?

Use place value to find the number of books. 

6x 300= 6 x____ hundreds

          =_____ hundreds

          =_____ books

3 hundreds

18 hundreds

1800 books

300

First draw a model using base ten and unit blocks and then use the distributive property to solve 5 x 16.

Model shows 5 rows of base ten blocks and 16 unit blocks. (5 x 10) + (5 x 6).

80. 

300

What are the first nine multiples of 10?

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 

400

Use the Distributive Property to solve:

5 x 60

5 x (20 + 40)

or 

(5 x 30) + (5 x 30)=

300

400

10 x 1

10 x 10

10 x 100

10 x 1000

10

100

1000

10,000

400

Benjamin buys 3 boxes of crayons. Each box contains 34 crayons. How many crayons does Benjamin buy?

102 crayons

400

Use a strategy of your choosing to solve 54 x 3 and explain how that strategy helped solve the problem.

drawing a model

distributive property 

arrays

162.

400

Use place value to find each product.

6 x 60= 6 x__ tens

         = ___ tens =___

6 tens

36 tens = 360


500

Use the Distributive Property to solve:

9 x 7

9 x (4 + 3) 

or 

7 x (6 + 3) =

63

500

2 x 6

2 x 60

2 x 600

12

120

1,200

500

Adelle's school is having a family game night. Each table has 4 players. There are 7 tables in all. How many players are at game night?

28 players

500

Use base-ten blocks to solve 7 x 20

2 base tens and 7 unit blocks to result in 140.

500

Use place value to find each product. 

50 x 7 = __ tens x 7

          = __ tens = ___

5 tens

35 tens = 350