We’ve been learning how the Distributive Property can help us multiply larger numbers.  Use the picture to remind you of the steps, and then give these problems a try.  You can leave your equations and solution in a comment when you do them.

Miles was reading The Stick Dog series.  Three of the books had 238 pages.  The other three books in the series had 208 pages.   How many pages did Miles read altogether?

Jack had 28 moves in his kata.  On Wednesday he practiced the kata 5 times in a row because he was working to earn his brown belt.  How many moves did he practice altogether on Wednesday?

Emily was writing a story.  She wrote 241 words in each page.  Her story had 9 pages.  How many words did Emily write in her story altogether?