Lesson 8 Multiplication Fluency

- Let’s practice multiplication.

Warm-up Number Talk: The Distributive Property

Find the value of each expression mentally.

$6 \times 15$
$6 \times 17$
$6 \times 2 \frac{1}{3}$
$6 \times 2 \frac{2}{3}$

Activity 1 Choice Time: Fluency Practice

Choose a game.

Greatest Product
Number Puzzles: Multiplication and Division

Activity 2 Targeted Products

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