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2 step problems
100

2 x 213

426

100

3 x 2,546

7,638

100

Every day at the bagel factory, Cyndi makes 5 different kinds of bagels. If she makes 144 of each kind, what is the total number of bagels that she makes?

720 bagels

100

Sara calculated 7×136=8827×136=882. What is the correct answer?

Correct answer: 7×136=9527×136=952.

100

Tom has 4 boxes. Each box has 125 crayons.
He buys 3 more boxes with 100 crayons each.
How many crayons does Tom have now?

hint: find first amount of crayons, find second amount of crayons, find total amount

First: 4×125=5004×125=500 crayons
Second: 3×100=3003×100=300 crayons
Total: 500+300=800500+300=800 crayons

200

3 x 214

642


200

2 x 4,036

8,072

200

There are 7,650 pencils in a warehouse. If 3 warehouses have the same amount, how many pencils are there in total?

22,950 pencils

200

Mark calculated 5×312=1,6205×312=1,620.

Correct answer: 5×312=1,5605×312=1,560.

200

A farmer has 7 baskets. Each basket holds 230 apples.
He picks 5 more baskets with 150 apples each.
How many apples does he have altogether?

hint: find first amount of baskets, second amount of baskets, find total amount

First: 7×230=1,6107×230=1,610 apples
Second: 5×150=7505×150=750 apples
Total: 1,610+750=2,3601,610+750=2,360 apples

300

3 x 212

636

300

3 x 1,054

3,162

300

A factory packs 1,204 bottles per box. How many bottles are there in 5 boxes?

6,020 bottles

300

Lily said 9×421=3,5799×421=3,579.

Correct answer: 9×421=3,7899×421=3,789.

300

A factory makes 1,124 toy cars each day. They operate for 6 days.
If 4 trucks each carry 1,500 toy cars, how many toy cars are left in the factory?

hint: find the total made, cars carried by trucks, and cars left

Total made = 1,124×6=6,7441,124×6=6,744
Cars carried by trucks = 4×1,500=6,0004×1,500=6,000
Cars left = 6,744−6,000=7446,744−6,000=744

400

4 x 513

2,052

400

3 x 1,254

3,762

400

A book costs $14. If Sarah buys 1,236 books, how much money does she spend?

$17,304

400

A pet store has 7 cages. Each cage holds 195 birds.
The store owner says there are 1,355 birds.


7×195=1,3657×195=1,365.


400

A farmer has 3 fields. Each field grows 2,350 corn plants.
He sells 9 crates of corn, each crate holding 15 plants.
How many corn plants does the farmer have left after selling?

hint: find total corn plants, plants sold, and plants left

Total corn plants = 3×2,350=7,0503×2,350=7,050
Plants sold = 9×15=1359×15=135
Plants left = 7,050−135=6,9157,050−135=6,915

500

2 x 424

848

500

3 x 1,407

4,221

500

There are 8,452 seats in a stadium. If 6 stadiums have the same number of seats, how many seats are there in all?

50,712 seats

500

Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 × 24, she says, “3 × 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then, there’s just 2 tens left in 24, so add it up, and you get 3 tens and 2 ones.” Do you think Cindy’s shortcut works? Explain your thinking in words, and justify your response using a model or partial products.

the correct answer would be 72

500

A school has 8 classrooms. Each classroom has 1,384 books.
If 3 boxes, each containing 24 books, are added to the library, how many books are there now?

Hint: find the total books in the classroom, books in the boxes, and total books now.

Books in classrooms = 8×1,384=11,0728×1,384= 11,072
Books in boxes = 3×24=723×24= 72
Total books = 11,072+72=11,14411,072+72= 11,144