Visual

Learning
Glossary
How Can You Find the Product Visual Learning Bridge

of Mixed Numbers?
A

A clothing factory has machines Jackets Per Hour

that make jackets. The machines

DATA
operate for 7​​ __12 ​​hours each day. Machine A Machine B
How many jackets can Machine A 3 ​​ 
2​​ __ 1 ​​ 
3​​ __
make in one day? 4 3

7​​ __ __
1 3
 ​​  times 2​​   ​​ 
2 4
is about 8 times 3.
So, the answer should
be about 24.

B One Way C Another Way

You can use an area model to find You can also use an equation to
the partial products. Then add to find find the product. Rename the mixed
the final product. numbers, then multiply.
1
7 2 7​​ __ 3 ​​ = ___
1 ​​ × 2​​ __ ​​  15  ​​ × ___
​​  11
  ​​
2 4 2 4
1 = ___165
​​     ​​
2 2 × 7 = 14 2× =1 8
2
5 ​​
= 20​​ __
3 3 21 1 3 1 3 8
×7= =5 × =
4 4 4 4 4 2 8
Machine A makes 20 jackets
1 4
​  3 ​ =
1 ​ + __
​ 4 + 1 + 5​ __ each day.
8
Since 20 is
​  3 ​ = 20​ __
2 ​  + __
14 + 1 + 5​ __
​ 5 ​​
8 8 8 close to the estimate
of 24, the answer
is reasonable.

Convince Me!  Model with Math  How many jackets can Machine B
make in one day? Write an equation to model your work.

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Name
Practice Tools Assessment

Do You Understand? Do You Know How?

1. Explain how you would multiply ​5 × 2​ _12 ​​. In 2 and 3, estimate the product.
Then complete the multiplication.

​  34 ​ × 8 = ___
2. ​2__ ​  81 ​ =
​  4   ​ × __ ​

​  1 ​ × 1​ __
3. ​4__ 1 ​ = __
4
​    ​ × __
​  4  ​ = ​
2 2

Compare your
product against your
In 4–9, estimate the product. Then complete estimate to check for
the multiplication. reasonableness.

​  45 ​ × 5 = ___
4. ​3__ ​  51 ​ =
​  5   ​ × __ ​ ​  35 ​ × 2​ __
5. ​1__ 1 ​ = __
4 5
​    ​ × ___
​  4 ​  = ​ 6. ​1​ __ 5 ​ = __
1 ​ × 3​ __ ​    ​ × ___
​     ​ = ​
2 6 2 6

​  2 ​ × 4 = ___
7. ​4__ ​  41 ​ =​
​     ​ × __ ​  17 ​ × 1​ __
8. ​3__ 1 ​ = ___
4
​  7   ​ × __
​  4  ​ =​ ​  1 ​ × 2​ __
9. ​1__ 1 ​ = __
​    ​ × ___
​     ​ = ​
3 3 3 6 3 6

In 10–20, estimate the product. Then find each product.

​  1 ​ × 4​ __
10. ​2__ 1 ​​ ​​  34 ​  × 8​ __
11. __ 1 ​​ ​  1 ​  × 3​ __
12. ​1__ 1 ​​  ​  15 ​  × __
13. ​3__ ​  2 ​​ 
6 2 2 8 3 3

​  14 ​  × 6​
14. ​3__ ​  1 ​  × 3​
15. ​5__ ​  3 ​  × 4​
16. ​2__ ​  1  ​ × 5​ __
17. ​4__ 1 ​​
3 8 8 2

18. ( ​  1 ​ + 2​ __

​​ __ ) ( 4 ​  − ​   ​ )​​
2 ​ ​​ × ​​ 1​ __
1 __
1 19. ( ​  1 ​ )​​ × (
4 ​  + __
​​ 2​ __ ​  1 ​ )​​
1 ​  − __
​​ 1​ __
4
20. ( 7 ​  + 2​ __
​​ 1​ __ ) ( 5 ​  − ​    ​)
1 ​  ​​ × ​​ 1​ __
1 ___
1   ​​
6 3 2 9 3 8 8 2 10

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 Tremont Trail
1 Seton Trail
In 21–23, use the diagram at the right. 3
2
miles
1
1
miles
4

Wildflower Trail
21. Make Sense and Persevere  3
2 miles
Bernie and Chloe hiked the Tremont Trail 8

to the end and back. Then they hiked

the Wildflower Trail to the end before
stopping to eat lunch. How far did they
hike before they ate lunch?

22. Higher Order Thinking  In one day, 23. The city plans to extend the Wildflower
Ricardo hiked ​2_​  23 ​​times as far as Bernie Trail ​2_​  12 ​​times its current length in the
and Chloe hiked before they ate lunch. next 5 years. How long will the Wildflower
How far did he hike? Trail be at the end of 5 years?

24. How can you use multiplication to find 25. The world’s smallest gecko is _​​ 34 ​​ inch
​3_​  35 ​ + 3​ _35 ​ + 3​ _35 ​​? long. An adult male Western Banded
Gecko is 7​​ _13 ​​times as long. How long is
a Western Banded Gecko?

26. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan is 27. Patty spent 3.5 times as much as Sandy
about 1​​ _49 ​​times as long as the Golden on their shopping trip. If Sandy spent
Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Golden $20.50, how much did Patty spend?
Gate Bridge is about 9,000 feet long.
About how long is the Akashi-Kaikyo
Bridge?

Assessment Practice
28. Choose all that are true. 29. Choose all that are true.

4​​ ___ 3 ​​  = 11​​ ___

1  ​​ × 2​​ __ 11 ​​  1 ​  = 5 × 3​ ___
15​ ___ 1 ​ 
12 4 48 4 4
5​​ ___ 1 ​​  × 5 = 25​​ ___ 1 ​​  1 ​  = 4​​ __
4​ ___ 1 ​​ × 1
2 2 3 3
1​​ ___1 ​​  × 3​​ __
1 ​​  = 4​​ ___
1 ​​  3 ​  = 4​ __
9​ ___ 1 ​  × 2​ ___ 1 ​ 
2 5 2 4 2 6
3 ​​  × 8​​ __
​​ ___ 3  ​​ 
1 ​​  = 6​​ ___ 1 ​  = 6​ __
3​ ___ 2 ​  × ___
​  1 ​ 
4 5 20 3 3 2
1 ​​  × 6​​ __
2​​ ___ 1 ​​  = 13​​ ___3 ​​  3 ​  = 7​ __
13​ ___ 1 ​  × 2​ ___ 2 ​ 
5 4 4 5 3 5
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