Problem Solving Using Multiplication

A theater can seat 460 people at one time. If the theater fills every seat for 3 weeks, how many tickets were sold?

• 1,380
• 9,660
• 9,200
• 13,800

The 5th grade class at Greenways Intermediate School sold more chocolate bars than any other class. They ordered 576 boxes of chocolate. Each box held 24 chocolate bars. How many chocolate bars did they sell?

• 13,818
• 3,456
• 13,824
• 13,248

Which choice has an estimated product of 24,000?

• 108 x 24
• 301 x 77
• 203 x 12
• 405 x 45

A group interested in protecting wildlife built houses to help save bats. One house holds 302 bats. About how many bats could 12 bat houses hold?

• 3,600
• 1,200
• 2,030
• 4,000

A banana contains 105 calories. Last week, Nate and Haley ate a total of 14 bananas. How many calories did they eat?

• 525
• 1,450
• 1,470
• 4,305

A store received a shipment of 19 televisions. Each television is worth $475. How much is the shipment worth?

• $4,750
• $4,275
• $9,025
• $9,020

Mrs. Wood travels 129 miles roundtrip to work each day. How many miles does she travel in 31 days?

• 3,999
• 516
• 3,000
• 3,459

Canyon ISD is building a new intermediate school. The district plans to purchase 28 desks for each of the classrooms, and there are 36 classrooms. How many desks does the district need to buy?

• 252
• 360
• 64
• 1,008

A sloth’s maximum speed on the ground is 15 feet in 1 minute. Even though it would be unlikely for a sloth to stay in motion for more than a few moments, how far would a sloth travel in 45 minutes at that speed?

• 270
• 675
• 60
• 6,750

Which estimate will help you solve this multiplication problem?  – 365 × 17 =

• 300 x 20
• 400 x 20
• 300 x 10
• 400 x 10