Distributive/Commutative Property
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Multiples of 10
word problems
Fact Madness
100

Use the distributive property to solve.

3 x 7

(3 x 4) + (3 x 3)

100

4 x 2 = y

y = ?

y = 8

100

2 x 30

60

100

Oscar was making muffins. He wanted to give 6 muffins each to his four friends. How many muffins did he make?

Full sentence answer required.

Oscar made 24 muffins altogether.

100

9 x 0

0

200

What array does this picture show?

4 x 4

200

72  div 8 = p

p = ?

p = 9

200

4 x 40

160

200

Jason has 8 boxes of candy. Each box has 6 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does Jason have in all?

Full sentence answer required.

Jason has 48 pieces of candy in all.

200

4 x 6

24

300

Commutative Property

What is the multiplication fact of the array below? What would it be using the commutative property?

5 x 3 and 3 x 5

300

5 x 9 = v

v = ?

v = 45

300

50 x 3

150

300

George has 3 packs of 40 marshmallows. He eats 23. How many marshmallows does he have now?

Full sentence answer required.

George has 97 marshmallows left.

300

8 x 6

48

400

Use the distributive property to solve.

8 x 8

(8 x 4) + (8 x 4)

(or variation)

400

8 x s = 64

s = ?

s = 8

400

70 x 5

350

400

Peter has 9 boxes of pens. There are 8 pens in each box. Peter then gave away 34 pens. How many pens does he have left?

Full sentence answer required.

Peter has 38 pens left.

400

8 x 9

remember your 9s tricks!

72

500

Use the distributive property to solve.

10 x 9

(10x5) + (10 x 4)

or variation

500

9 x u = 90

u = ?

u = 10

500

90 x 7

630

500

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. Use a tape diagram to find the total number of minutes in 6 hours and 15 minutes.

Full sentence answer required

There are 375 minutes in 6 hours and 15 minutes.

500

50 x 3

150