Headline Story
Multi-Digit Multiplication, #5
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the students. Encourage them to write interesting number sentences to go with the story.
Headline Story
The shelves in the school library hold 10 books each. If the library got _____ new books, the new books would fill _____ shelves with _____ books left over.
Possible student responses
- If the library got 87 books, the books would fill 8 shelves with 7 books left over.
- If the library got 300 books, the books would fill 30 shelves with none left over.
- If the number of books is a multiple of 10, there will be no books left over.
- The number of books left over can never be greater than 9.
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