Vocabulary
Objects in rows and columns is called an _______
Array
Model equal groups for 3 x 2.
See drawing.
3 x 2 =
6
Sam is putting the basketball on the cart after gym. The cart has 3 rows and can fit 4 balls on each row. How many baskets fit on the cart?
3 x 4 = 12
What is the opposite of Multiplication.
Division
Model an array for 4x3.
See Drawing.
4 x 5 =
20
Rob has 5 groups of counters with 2 counters in each group. How many counters does Rob have in all?
10 Counters
The answer to a multiplication problem is called the _________.
Product
Draw an array for the equation 5 X 7. You must get your rows and columns correct.
See Drawing
7 x 6 =
42
Sue and Fred each have 7 pens. How many pens do they have altogether?
14 pens
A number multiplied by another number is called a _____.
Factor
Draw all the possible equal groups for the product 10.
See drawing
9 x 5 =
45
There are 5 clowns at the circus. Each clown is holding 4 balloons. How many balloons are the clowns holding altogether?
20 Balloons
The _________ says the order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product.
Communtative Property
Draw all the possible arrays for the product 15.
See drawing.
12 x 11 =
132
Chase and his 4 friends are going to the circus. A ticket
costs $6. How much will they spend altogether?
$30