Multiplying Whole Numbers and Word Problems

Multiplying Whole Numbers and Word Problems

October 26, 2021

Open Ended

What is the worst part of multiplying large numbers using the standard algorithm?

​You need:

• ​Pencil

• ​Graph paper

• ​White paper

• ​Multiplication Chart(if needed)

​Practice with Mr. Rodriguez

​Area model AND standard algorithm

​Create an area model

​Multiply: 320 and 5

​320 x 5

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​Use the area model and then solve using the standard algorithm.

​Let's Solve Together

​Aspen added 14 to the product of 225 and 16. What is this sum?

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​Try together

A brown bear weighs 326 pounds. A blue whale weighs 38 times as much as a brown bear. What does the blue whale weigh in pounds?

​Try on your own

​At a concert hall in Downtown Houston, there are 233 seats in each row of seats. If there are 56 rows, how many seats are there in total?

​Try another

​Mr. Roosevelt has 48 tables that each weighs 135 pounds. What is the weight of these tables in total?