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Break Apart Method
3 Factor Problems
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Maya bakes 6 trays of cookies for a school bake sale. If each tray holds 8 cookies, how many cookies did Maya bake in total?

48 cookies

100

8x4

32
100

If I used this equation for the break apart method what is the factor I broke apart?

(4x3) + (5x3)

9

100

2x5x6

60

200

Leo buys 4 boxes of toy cars. Each box contains 9 cars. How many toy cars does Leo have altogether?

36 toy cars

200

10x10

100

200

(6x4) + (1x4)

28

200

2x4x5

40

300

A teacher sets up 5 art stations around the classroom. She puts 7 paintbrushes at each station. How many paintbrushes did she put out in all?

35 paintbrushes

300

7x8

56

300

(8x3) + (8x6) 

72

300

2x2x7

28

400

A bakery packs 2 large crates for a delivery. Each crate contains 3 boxes of muffins, and each box holds 4 muffins. How many muffins are delivered in total?

24 muffins

400

9x9

81

400

If I used this equation for the break apart method what is the factor I broke apart?

(9x5) + (9x3)

8

400

9x2x3

54

500

A school has 3 third-grade classrooms. Each classroom has 4 pods of desks, and each pod has 5 desks. How many desks are in the third grade altogether?

60 desks

500

9x7

63

500

(10x2) + (2X2)

24

500

10x7x2

140

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