Practice Quiz

Wonderlic Personnel Test Prep

Category - Math Word Problems

Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day
Lance’s bike team has 11 riders. They will each bike 83 miles in the race. How many miles will they bike total?
  1. 913
  2. 917
  3. 922
  4. 931
  5. 934
Explanation
Answer: A - 913 miles.

To multiply a number by 11:

Rewrite the first number with a space between:

8_3

Then, add those two numbers together (to get 11), and put that in the space. Since the sum of the two digits is greater than 9, you will have to carry the 1.

913 miles is answer.

Key Takeaway: Practice with 10 different numbers and you will blaze through multiplying by 11 when it counts.
Previous Next
Was this helpful? Upvote!
See additional answers
Login to contribute your own answer or details
Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day

Additional Answers

Mrs. Ruhr - French teacher turned pandemic tutor says:

Another example, 11 x 53. To quickly find the answer to 11 x 53, start by adding the two digits of the number 53 together to get 5+3=8. To multiply any two-digit number by 11, simply add the digits of the number together and then put this sum between the original two digits.

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz