standard_description: Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. (This standard is limited to problems posed with whole numbers and having whole number answers; students should know how to perform operations in the conventional order when there are no parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations).)
problem_activity: Problem 1
Sondra says
$$3\times223=696$$
. Use what you know about the product of two odd numbers to explain why Sondra is wrong.
Problem 2
Explain two ways you could find the next number in the highlighted diagonal below. You don’t need to actually compute it!
| **            ×           **  | **            1           ** | **            2           ** | **            3           ** | **            4           ** | **            5           ** | **            6           ** | **            7           ** | **            8           ** | **            9           ** | **            10           ** |   |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|---|
| **            1           **  |              1               |              2               |              3               |              4               |              5               |              6               |              7               |              8               |              9               |              10               |   |
| **            2           **  |              2               |              4               |              6               |              8               |              10              |              12              |              14              |              16              |              18              |              20               |   |
| **            3           **  |              3               |              6               |              9               |              12              |              15              |              18              |              21              |              24              |              27              |              30               |   |
| **            4           **  |              4               |              8               |              12              |              16              |              20              |              24              |              28              |              32              |              36              |              40               |   |
| **            5           **  |              5               |              10              |              15              |              20              |              25              |              30              |              35              |              40              |              45              |              50               |   |
| **            6           **  |              6               |              12              |              18              |              24              |              30              |              36              |              42              |              48              |              54              |              60               |   |
| **            7           **  |              7               |              14              |              21              |              28              |              35              |              42              |              49              |              56              |              63              |              70               |   |
| **            8           **  |              8               |              16              |              24              |              32              |              40              |              48              |              56              |              64              |              72              |              80               |   |
| **            9           **  |              9               |              18              |              27              |              36              |              45              |              54              |              63              |              72              |              81              |              90               |   |
| **            10           ** |              10              |              20              |              30              |              40              |              50              |              60              |              70              |              80              |              90              |              100              |   |
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