Theater Seat Multiplication
Question
A school theater has 27 rows of seats. Each row has 342 seats. How many total seats are in the theater?
Instruction
Break 342 into 300 + 40 + 2 and break 27 into 20 + 7. Multiply each part, then add all partial products.
๐ก Teacher Hint
Use an area model: 20 ร 342, then 7 ร 342, then add.
๐๏ธ Show Visual Model: Area Model
300 + 40 + 2
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20 โ 6,000 โ 800 โ 40 โ โ 6,840
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7 โ 2,100 โ 280 โ 14 โ โ 2,394
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Total: 6,840 + 2,394 = 9,234 seatsโ Show Step-by-Step Answer
- 1Break 27 into 20 + 7.
- 2Break 342 into 300 + 40 + 2.
- 3Multiply 20 ร 300 = 6,000, 20 ร 40 = 800, and 20 ร 2 = 40.
- 4The first row total is 6,840.
- 5Multiply 7 ร 300 = 2,100, 7 ร 40 = 280, and 7 ร 2 = 14.
- 6The second row total is 2,394.
- 7Add 6,840 + 2,394 = 9,234 seats.