Basic and Extended Facts
Pull out a 10
Pull out the largest power of 10
Multiplication
Round and Estimate
100

5 X 2

5 X 20

5 X 200

10

100

1,000

100

50

5 X 10

100

50

5 X 10

100
Solve using expanded form:

87 X 6

522

100

Use extended facts to round, then estimate the answer.

77

X 8

80

X8

640

200

8 X 6

8 X 60

8 X 600

48

480

4,800

200

300

30 X 10

200

40

4 X 10

200

Solve using the expanded form:

85 X 5

680

200

Use extended facts to round, then estimate the answer. 

67

X 8

70

X8

560

300

7 X 9

7 X 90

7 X 900

63

630

6,300

300

80

8 X 10

300

6, 000

6 X 1,000

300

Solve using traditional multiplication:

84

X 5

420

300

Use extended facts to round, then estimate the answer. 

98

X7

100

X7

700

400

9 X 8

9 X 80

9 X 800

72

720

7,200

400

4,000

400 X 10

400

700

7 X 100

400

Solve using traditional multiplication:

163

X 8

1,308

400

Use extended facts to round, then estimate the answer. 

305

X 5

300

X5

1,500

500

6 X 9

6 X 90

6 X 900

54

540

5,400

500

250

25 X 10

500

30,000

3 X 10,000

500

Solve using traditional multiplication:

54

X 21

1,134

500

Use extended facts to round, then estimate the answer. 

188

X 4

200

X4

800