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Example Question #9 : Multiplying Within 100 To Solve Word Problems
There are boxes of oranges. Each box contains
oranges. How many oranges are there?
Looking at the picture below, we have groups, each with
oranges. To find the total we could add
to itself
times, or we could do multiplication. Remember, multiplication is the same thing as repeated addition.
Let's let equal the total number of oranges.
Our equation is
Example Question #551 : How To Multiply
There are boxes of oranges. Each box contains
oranges. How many oranges are there?
Looking at the picture below, we have groups, each with
oranges. To find the total we could add
to itself
times, or we could do multiplication. Remember, multiplication is the same thing as repeated addition.
Let's let equal the total number of oranges.
Our equation is
Example Question #552 : How To Multiply
There are boxes of oranges. Each box contains
oranges. How many oranges are there?
Looking at the picture below, we have groups, each with
oranges. To find the total we could add
to itself
times, or we could do multiplication. Remember, multiplication is the same thing as repeated addition.
Let's let equal the total number of oranges.
Our equation is
Example Question #121 : Variables
To solve this problem, we multiply by the ones position and the tens position.
Example Question #3231 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Multiplying negative numbers
When multiplying a positive number and a negative number we must remember that a positive times a negative is always negative.
In this case positive 5 times negative 8 will give us a negative 40.
Example Question #3232 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Multipying negative numbers
When multiplying two negative numbers we must remember that a negative times a negative is always positive.
Example Question #3233 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
What is in standard form?
The power of tells us how to move our decimal. Because we have a positive
power, we move our decimal over
places to the right.
Example Question #3234 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
What is in standard form?
The power of tells us how to move our decimal. Because we have a positive
power, we move our decimal over
places to the right.
Example Question #555 : How To Multiply
It takes Molly to get dressed in the morning. It takes her older sister, Emily,
times as long. How long does it take Emily to get dressed?
The phrase " times as long" tells you that we are going to multiply by
.
Let's have represent how long it takes Emily to get dressed.
Think: minutes
times would be how many minutes?
Example Question #223 : Common Core Math: Grade 5
What is in standard form?
The power of tells us how to move our decimal. Because we have a positive
power, we move our decimal over
places to the right.
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