Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers

Lesson 9

Math

Unit 2

5th Grade

Lesson 9 of 20

Objective


Multiply three- and four-digit numbers by three-digit numbers.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • 5.NBT.B.5 — Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

Foundational Standards

  • 4.NBT.B.4
  • 4.NBT.B.5
  • 5.NBT.A.1
  • 5.NBT.A.2

Criteria for Success


  1. Compute three-digit by three-digit products using the standard algorithm.
  2. Compute four-digit by three-digit products using the standard algorithm. (Optional: see note in Anchor Task #1.)
  3. Understand that the standard algorithm is the most efficient method to solve a multiplication problem.  
  4. Assess the reasonableness of an answer by rounding to estimate three- and four-digit by three- products (MP.1).
  5. Solve word problems involving multiplication (MP.4).

Tips for Teachers


This lesson includes a mix of three- and four-digit by three-digit computations. There are some differing opinions on the extent to which both cases should be explicitly taught. As Bill McCallum notes, “multi-digit for all these standards means ‘enough digits to reveal the algorithm in all its generality, but not so many as to constitute pointless torture of children.’ Exactly where that point is depends a lot on the classroom context, and is a matter of opinion anyway. I would guess that $$3\times3$$ and $$2\times4$$ are enough for 5.NBT.5" (Mathematical Musings, Division and Multiplication Algorithms in the Progressions). However, there are examples of the expectation going beyond these computational cases, such as the PARCC evidence statements including four-digit by three-digit multiplication. Thus, it is at the teacher’s discretion to modify this lesson based on whether to include or exclude four-digit by three-digit multiplication.

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Anchor Tasks


Problem 1

Find the products using the method you think is most efficient. Then assess the reasonableness of your answer.

a.   $$714\times235$$

b.   $$509\times360$$

c.   $$809\times6,791$$

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Problem 2

On Friday, April 13, 2018, there were 749 outbound flights each carrying approximately 101 passengers. If there are usually 58,112 daily outbound passengers from Logan, how many more passengers flew out of Logan that Friday than usual? 

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Problem Set


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Discussion of Problem Set

  • Explain why a multiplication problem with a three-digit multiplier will not always have three partial products. Use #1a and #1b as examples.
  • Is there a way to solve #5b so that the main computation is a four-digit by two-digit multiplication problem? Why?

Target Task


Problem 1

Solve.

652 × 409

Problem 2

Last year, the middle school ordered 118 laptops for students that each cost $854. If shipping and handling for the order cost an additional $295, how much money did the middle school spend on the whole laptop order?

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Additional Practice


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Lesson Map

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Topic A: Writing and Interpreting Numerical Expressions

Topic B: Multi-Digit Whole Number Multiplication

Topic C: Multi-Digit Whole Number Division

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