Facts
What is 6 x 4?
24
If there are 3 rows of 5 chairs, how many chairs are there? Draw an array and find the total number of chairs.
3 rows, 5 columns = 15 chairs
Each cat has 4 legs. How many legs do 6 cats have?
24 legs
Write a multiplication sentence for 8 groups of 4, solve.
8 x 4 = 32
6 x 7
42
What is 9 x 3?
27
A baker places cookies in 4 rows with 6 in each row. Draw an array and find the total number of cookies.
4 rows, 6 columns = 24 cookies
There are 9 baskets with 5 apples in each. How many apples are there?
45 apples
5×6 3×(4×3)
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5 x 6 < 3×(4×3)
30 < 36
What property is this an example of?
6 x 7 =
6 x 7 = 6 x (5 + 2)
6 x 7 = (6 x 5) + (6 x 2)
The Distributive Property
What is 8 x 7?
56
There are 8 rows of desks and 7 desks in each row. Draw an array and find the total number of desks.
8 rows, 7 columns = 56 desks
A bus has 8 seats in a row and 7 rows. How many seats are on the bus?
56 seats
Create a table that shows the pattern of 4 (multiples of 4)
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
What property is this an example of?
3 x (2 x 2) =
3 x 4 =
The Associative Property: when the grouping of the factors is changed, the product is the same.
What is 12 x 6?
72
There are 9 rows of pumpkins and 6 pumpkins in each row. Draw an array and find the total number of pumpkins.
9 rows, 6 columns = 54 pumpkins
At the school snack shack, each box holds 8 bags of chips. The school orders 6 boxes for Monday and 9 boxes for Tuesday. How many total bags of chips are there?
8 x 6 = 48
8 x 9 = 72
48 + 72 = 120
120 bags of chips
Find 5 x 8 using the doubles strategy, show your work
5 x 4 = 20
20 doubled = 40
5 x 8 = 40
A gardener plants 9 rows of flowers. Each row has 7 flower pots, and each pot has 2 flowers in it.
Draw a model for this. How many flowers does the gardener plant in total?
126 flowers
What is 11 x 12?
132
A teacher arranges 7 rows of 9 students. Draw an array and find the total number of students.
7 rows, 9 columns = 63 students
The third graders are selling cookie packs to raise money for a field trip. Each box holds 10 packs of cookies. They sold 7 boxes on Friday and 8 boxes on Saturday. Each cookie pack costs $3. How much money did they earn from selling cookies on both days?
$450
Use the distributive property to find 7 x 9
7 x 9 = 7 x (3 + 6)
7 x 9 + (7 x 3) + (7 x 6)
7 x 9 = 21 + 42
21 + 42 = 63
Ella and her friends ran a lemonade stand. They sold 5 pitchers of lemonade each day for 3 days. Each pitcher made 6 cups of lemonade. They sold each cup for $2. How much money did they make in total?
Pitchers per day: 5
Days: 3
5 pitchers/day×3 days =15 pitchers total
Cups per pitcher: 6
15 Pitchers x 6 cups = 90 cups total
Price per cup: $2
90 cups×$2/cup = $180
$180