It is asking you to multiply the maximum number of tickets for each match by the number of matches played.
So you must multiply 4,968 by 37.
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A stadium sells the maximum of 4,968 tickets for each rugby match.
37 matches are played.
How many tickets are sold in total?
- Read the question and then read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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- Estimate the answer.
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4,968 is about 5,000.
37 is about 40.
5000 × 40 = 200,000
The answer will be about 200,000.
- The multiplication will be done in two parts. First multiply by the ones. In this calculation the ones value is seven.
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- Next, multiply by the tens. Place a zero in the ones column to represent multiplying by ten, and then multiply by the three.
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- Add the two together. What is your answer?
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- Check your answer is close to your estimate.
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183,816 is close to 200,000.