Lesson 8 Multiplication Fluency

    • Let’s practice multiplication.

Warm-up Number Talk: The Distributive Property

Find the value of each expression mentally.

Activity 1 Choice Time: Fluency Practice

Choose a game.

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  • Number Puzzles: Multiplication and Division

Activity 2 Targeted Products

  1. Using the digits 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 make a product whose value is close to 50,000.

  2. Using the digits 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 make a product whose value is close to 20,000.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

Using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 make a product that is close to 8,000.