Meanings of Multiplication
3 × 5 means what?
3 groups of 5 = 15 ✅
what property is this 3 × 4 = 4 × 3
Commutative
Maria had 6 apples. She bought 4 more. How many apples does she have now?”
ADDT to
Create a real-life example for 5 × 3
5 baskets with 3 apples each
what is this question showing
2 × 3) × 4 = 2 × (3 × 4)
There are 12 red marbles and 8 blue marbles. How many in all?”
Put Together/Take Apart problem
7 × 10 = ?
70
what is this showing 5 × (2 + 3) = (5 × 2) + (5 × 3)
Distributive
There were 20 pencils. 5 were given away. How many are left?”
Take From
4 × 7
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what is this 5+3=3+5
Properties of Addition
Commutative Property
MAke any take from question
make it your own
used Multiply 23 × 15 using partial products.
20×10=20020×5=1003×10=303×5=15
Add them together:
200+100+30+15=345✅200 + 100 + 30 + 15 = 345 ✅200+100+30+15=345✅
what is this (2+4)+6=2+(4+6)
Associative Property
Liam has 15 stickers. Ava has 10 stickers. How many more does Liam have?”
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