Estimating
Distributive Property
Multiplying by 1- Digit
Multiplying by 2- Digit
100

Estimate the product of 63 x 5.

300

100

Solve the problem 3 x (40 + 7)=

141

100

What is 36 x 7?

252

100

What is 78 x 49?

3,822

200

Estimate the product 21 x 48.

1,000

200

Solve the problem 7 x (20 + 3)=

161

200

What is 98 x 4?

392

200

What is 46 x 32?

1,472

300

Rebecca took 8 flowers to her grandma every day. If February has 28 days, about how many flowers did Rebecca give her grandma?

300 flowers

300

Write 5 x 99 in distributive property form.

5 x (90 + 9)=

300

Dan goes fishing with Tom. Dan catches 19 trout. Tom catches 5 times as many as Dan.  How many trout did Tom catch?

95 trout

300

Cynthia wants to give 10 of her friends 27 jellybeans. How many jellybeans does she have? 

270 jellybeans

400

Wesley is having a birthday party and is inviting 13 friends. Is he expects each friend to eat 2 cupcakes, about how many should is mother buy for the party?

30 cupcakes

400

Write 8 x 14 in distributive property form. Then solve.

8 x (10 + 4)= 112

400

A restaurant sold 7 cakes everyday for 3 weeks.  How many cakes were sold during the 3 weeks?

149 cakes

400

If there are 127 train arrivals every day, how many train arrivals are there in 13 days?

1,651 train arrivals

500

Frank is a bee keeper and had 248 bees. His friend Greg is also a bee keeper, and has about 17 times more bees than Frank. About how many bees does Greg have?

About 5,000 bees

500

Write 77 x 3 in distributive property form. Then solve.

3 x (70 + 7)= 231

500

Keith has 16 blue balloons. Benny has 3 times more blue balloons than Keith.  How many blue balloons does Benny have now?

48 balloons

500

There are 144 balls in a carton.  How many balls are there in 16 cartons?

2,304 balls