1. Evaluate 103 × 103. Choose the correct product.
2. Is there a connection between the number of digits in the factors and the digits in their product? Choose the best rule.
3. Roxie says that the product of two 2-digit numbers can only be a 3- or a 4-digit number. Is she correct?
4. To check Roxie’s claim about 2-digit numbers, which method is better than trying every multiplication?
5. Can multiplying a 3-digit number with another 3-digit number give a 4-digit number?
6. Can multiplying a 4-digit number with a 2-digit number give a 5-digit number?
7. Calculate 1250 × 380 to uncover the number of kirtanas said to have been composed by Purandaradasa according to legends. Read the product as a number.
8. Calculate 2100 × 70,000 to uncover the approximate distance, in kilometers, between the Earth and the Sun as given in the fact box. Choose the correct value.
9. According to the blue fact box, the farthest distance between the Earth and the Sun during the year is about how many kilometers?
10. How did scientists first measure the distance between the Earth and the Sun? Choose the method that best explains a practical approach referenced by astronomers.