Word Problems
Arrays
Commutative Property
Repeated Addition
100

Brooke has 4 rabbits.  She gives each rabbit 3 carrots. Write a multiplication equation to show the total carrots.

What is 4 x 3 = 12     OR     3 x 4 = 12

100

Write the multiplication Equation for the Array

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What is 3 x 6 = 18

100

The unknown number in the equation is 

 8 x 6 =  ___ x 8

What is 6?

8 x 6 = 6 x 8


100

Write 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20  as a multiplication equation.

What is 4 x 5 = 20     OR    5 x 4 = 20

200

Jesse plays 2 games of soccer each week for 5 weeks. Draw a Bar Model.

See the board.

200

Draw an array for 15 = 3 x 5

What is      

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200

Solve 

8 + 8 + 8 = ___ x ___

What is 3 x 8   OR   8 x 3

200

Write 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8 as a Multiplication Equation.

What is 4 x 2 = 8?

300

Calla plays 2 games of soccer each week for 5 weeks.  Write the multiplication equation to find the total.

What is 2 x 5 = 10?

300

Ella made a row of stickers.  She made 4 rows of stickers with 3 stickers in each row.  Draw an array and write the total.

What is 12?

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300

Write 4 x 7 as Commutative Property.

What is 7 x 4?

300

Write 7 x 3 = 21 as Repeated Addition.

What is 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 21

OR 

7 + 7 + 7 = 21

400

Judah has 4 pieces of string.  Each string is 6 inches long. Write an addition equation, and a repeated addition equation to show this.

What is 4 x 6 = 24 

What is 6 x 4 = 24

What is 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4?

What is 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24? 

400

Draw an array for 4 rows with 5 muffins in each row.

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400

Write 7 x 3 as Commutative Property

What is 3 x 7 ?

400

30 = 6 x 5

Write this as repeated addition

What is 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6= 30

What is 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30

500

Lucas put his stickers in 4 rows.  He put 4 sticks in each row.  Write a multiplication equation to show the total stickers he used.

What is 4 x 4 = 16?

500

Draw an array for 2 rows with 7 in each row.

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500

Commutative Property for  4 x 6

What is 6 x 4

500

What is the repeated addition for 4 boxes with 6 in each box.

What is 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4= 24

OR 

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24

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