Question

a farmer has 24 crates of plums ready to sell. each crate contains.208 plums. how many plums doesthe farmer have in all? use reasoning to explain how you can use estimating to check your answer.

Answer 1

208 × 24 = 4,992.


If you mutltiply the amount of plums by the amount of crates, you will get your answer. Works for every question, though, sometimes multiple opperations can be used in one question.