1. At a different pet store, there are 4 large fish tanks, each holding 475 gallons. Nicholas uses the compact method to find out how much total water the tanks hold.
    1. Why did Nicholas place a 2 above the problem? What does this 2 mean?
    2. How did Nicholas get the 0 in the tens column of the answer?
    3. Why did Nicholas place a 3 above the problem? What does this 3 mean?
    4. How did Nicholas get the 9 in the hundreds column of the answer?
    5. How did Nicholas get the 1 in the thousands column of the answer?

     

  2. Find the following products using Nicholas's method. Estimate to make sure your answers are reasonable.

     

    1. Choose one problem from Question 13 and show or tell how you can use mental math to solve it.
    2. Show or tell how you estimated the product in Question 13E.