Fact Families
Relating Multiplication and Division
How many in each group?
How many equal groups?
100

What is the missing equation in this fact family? 

7 x 4 = 28 

4 x 7 = 28 

28 / 4 = 7

28 / 7 = 4

100

5 x ____ = 45, so 45 / ____ = 5

100

Selene and E'laysha want to split 18 pencils equally. How many pencils will they each get? 

They will each get 9 pencils. 
100

Olivia wants to give each of her friends 3 bracelets. If she has 30 bracelets total, how many friends will get bracelets? 

10 friends will get bracelets. 

200

What are the multiplication equations for this fact family? 

5, 3, 15

5 x 3 = 15

3 x 5 = 15

200

9 x 6 = _____ so...

_____ / 6 = 9

54

200

Thomas, Kylie, and Dahlon are playing with LEGOS. They each want the same amount. There are 36 LEGOS total. How many will they each get? 

They each will get 12 LEGOS.

200

There are 12 people on each football team. If there are 60 football players total, how many teams are there? 

There are 5 football teams. 

300

What are the division equations for this fact family? 

6, 7, 42 

42 / 6 = 7

42 / 7 = 6

300

3 x _____ = _____ so... 

18 / _____ = ______

3 x 6 = 18 so... 

18 / 3 = 6

300

Isabel makes 17 containers of slime. She keeps 2 for herself. She splits the rest equally among 3 of her friends. How many containers of slime will each friend get? 

Each friend will get 5 containers of slime.

300
Each student gets 7 pencils. There are 56 pencils total. How many students will get pencils? 

8 students will get pencils. 

400
Write all 4 equations for this fact family. 

4, 11, 44

4 x 11 = 44

11 x 4 = 44 

44 / 11 = 4

44 / 4 = 11

400

12 x 7 = _____ so...

_____ / _____ = _____

12 x 7 = 84 so...

84 / 12 = 7 or 84 / 7 = 12

400

Ms. Powers has 76 bookmarks. She puts 12 of them in the prize box. She gives the rest of the bookmarks to 8 of her students. How many bookmarks will each student get? 

Each student gets 8 bookmarks. 

400
Jessica finds 46 seashells on the beach. She keeps 10 for herself. She wants to give the rest to her friends. If she gives each friend 4 shells, how many friends will get shells? 

9 friends will get shells. 

500
Write all 4 equations for any multiplication and division fact family. 
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500

Create your own. 

____ x ____ = ____ so... ____ / ____ = ____

...

500

Peyton and his nana make 65 cookies. His nana keeps 11 of the cookies. Peyton wants to split the rest of the cookies with 5 of his friends. If Peyton and each of his friends will get the same amount, how many cookies will they each get? 

They each will get 9 cookies. 

500

Ms. Powers' class makes 92 cupcakes. They keep 15 cupcakes for themselves. They want to give the rest to DFES teachers. If they want to give each teacher 11 cupcakes, how many teachers will get cupcakes? 

7 teachers will get cupcakes. 

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