Properties
Estimating
Multiplying
Word Problems
100

Which property of multiplication says 3 × 7 = 7 × 3?

Commutative

100

Round to the greatest place 36 × 81 to estimate the product.

40 x 80 = 3200

100

Multiply: 234 × 6

1,404

100

A teacher gives each of 24 students a set of 8 markers. How many markers does the teacher need in total?

192 markers

200

Use the associative property to show how to compute (4 × 25) × 2 by regrouping; write the equivalent expression.

(4 x 2) x 25

200

Estimate 724 × 654 by rounding to the greatest place.

700 x 700 = 490,000

200

 Multiply: 4,205 × 3

12,615

200

A charity packs 342 snack bags each day for 7 days to donate. How many snack bags do they pack in all?

2,394 snack bags

300

Which property explains why 1 × 456 = 456?

Identity

300

Determine whether 198 × 49 is closer to 

A. 200 × 50       or        B. 200 × 40

B

300

Multiply: 1,236 × 8

9,888

300

 A factory produces 4,125 toy cars each week. How many toy cars will it produce in 6 weeks?

24,750 toy cars

400

Use the distributive property to simplify 9 × 47 by breaking 47 into 40 + 7; write the new expression.

9 x (40 + 7)

400

Use rounding to estimate 3,487 × 94. What is the estimate?

3,000 x 90 = 270,000

400

Multiply: 3,412 × 20

68,240

400

A library orders 3,204 copies of a workbook. Each box contains 40 workbooks. How many workbooks are there in 80 boxes?

40 x 80 = 3,200 workbooks

500

True or false: If a × b = a × c, then b = c.

False: 0 x 5 = 0 x 7 , but 5 does not equal 7.

500

A store packs 67 items per box. Estimate the number of items in 128 boxes by rounding.

70 x 100 = 7,000 items

500

Multiply: 4,789 × 30

143,670

500

A landscaper plants 25 plants in each row. They plan to plant 70 full rows. How many plants will they plant in total?

1,750 plants