How to multiply
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Find the product.
Steven bought 4 cheeseburgers to share. Each cheeseburger costs \$0.79. How much did Steven pay for the 4 cheeseburgers?
Explanation
The easiest way to do this problem is to multiply .
Another option is to add .
Either way, the correct answer is .
Joe is planning to grill some hamburgers for a party. If there are people and each person wants
burgers, how many burgers does Joe need to grill?
Explanation
You have to multiply the numbers of people by the numbers of burgers each person wants to eat:
Fill in the missing piece of the table.

Explanation
To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown.
First we cross multiply.
Then we divide each side by to isolate the
.
Explanation
Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition, or as objects in a group.
means adding
ten times.
and
Or we can think of this as grouping objects. We have groups, with
objects in each group. We can count up the total number of objects, in this case triangles.

Justin has shelves in his room. Each shelf holds
toys. If Justin has
toys, how many toys don't fit on the shelves?
Explanation
To solve this problem, we first need to find out how many of Justin's toys will fit on the shelves. If we have shelves, and
toys fit on each shelf, we can multiply those two numbers together to find out the total number of toys that will fit. Let's let
represent the number of toys that will fit.
Justin has toys, so to find out how many don't fit on the shelves we need to know what is left over, so we subtract. Let's let
represent the number of toys left over.
Justin has shelves in his room. Each shelf holds
toys. If Justin has
toys, how many toys don't fit on the shelves?
Explanation
To solve this problem, we first need to find out how many of Justin's toys will fit on the shelves. If we have shelves, and
toys fit on each shelf, we can multiply those two numbers together to find out the total number of toys that will fit. Let's let
represent the number of toys that will fit.
Justin has toys, so to find out how many don't fit on the shelves we need to know what is left over, so we subtract. Let's let
represent the number of toys left over.
Justin has shelves in his room. Each shelf holds
toys. If Justin has
toys, how many toys don't fit on the shelves?
Explanation
To solve this problem, we first need to find out how many of Justin's toys will fit on the shelves. If we have shelves, and
toys fit on each shelf, we can multiply those two numbers together to find out the total number of toys that will fit. Let's let
represent the number of toys that will fit.
Justin has toys, so to find out how many don't fit on the shelves we need to know what is left over, so we subtract. Let's let
represent the number of toys left over.
Justin has shelves in his room. Each shelf holds
toys. If Justin has
toys, how many toys don't fit on the shelves?
Explanation
To solve this problem, we first need to find out how many of Justin's toys will fit on the shelves. If we have shelves, and
toys fit on each shelf, we can multiply those two numbers together to find out the total number of toys that will fit. Let's let
represent the number of toys that will fit.
Justin has toys, so to find out how many don't fit on the shelves we need to know what is left over, so we subtract. Let's let
represent the number of toys left over.
Fill in the missing piece of the table.

Explanation
To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown.
First we cross multiply.
Then we divide each side by to isolate the
.
Fill in the missing piece of the table.

Explanation
To solve this problem we can set up a proportion and cross multiply to solve for our unknown.
First we cross multiply.
Then we divide each side by to isolate the
.