Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.

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  How Do You Estimate a Multiplication Problem by Rounding?

  Many real world math problems can be solved mentally. In this tutorial, you'll see how to estimate the answer to a word problem by multiplying mentally!