Equal Groups
Draw 3 groups of 4.
What is the multiplication equation?
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3 X 4
Dray an array with 4 rows of 3.
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Mikael gives 2 pencils to each of his 6 friends. How many pencils does he give away?
2 x 6 = 12
Mikael gives away 12 pencils.
Tim shares 12 cookies equally with 3 friends. How many cookies does each friend get?
12 ÷ 3 = 4
Each friend gets 4 cookies.
Which equation matches the story better?
4 shelves with 3 books on each shelf.
A. 4 + 3
B. 4 X 3
C. 4 ÷ 3
D. 3 x 1
B. 4 X 3
If each shelf has 5 books and there are 2 shelves, how many books are there?
There are 10 books.
How many total squares are in an array with 3 rows of 5?
Draw the array to solve the problem.
There are 15 squares in an array with 3 rows of 5.
Daniel scores five 3-point field goals. How many points does he score?
5 x 3 = 15
Daniel scores 15 points.
Jimmy has 15 basketballs and 3 racks.
How many basketballs per rack?
15 ÷ 3 = 5
5 basketballs per rack.
Which operation would you?
24 students split into 6 equal groups.
A. Division
B. Multiplication
C. Addition
D. Subtraction
A. Division
Noah waters 2 plants each time he fills his watering can. He fills the can 4 times. How many plants does he water?
Noah waters 8 plants.
Write a multiplication equation for an array with 6 columns and 2 rows. (Remember, columns go up and down and rows go side to side)
6 X 2 = 12
Arron has 3 books on 3 shelves.
Write an equation and solve.
3 x 3 = 9
Ms. Bedolla has 24 students in her 2nd-grade class. She puts them into 4 equal table groups. How many students per table group?
Draw out the equal groups to find your answer.
Ms. Bedolla has 6 students per table group.
Solve:
3 X 4 =
24 ÷ 6 =
3 X 4 = 12
24 ÷ 6 = 4
Francis has 3 boxes with 6 books in each.
Write a multiplication problem and solve it.
3 X 6 = 18
Draw a different array that uses the same factors as 4 x 3. (Remember the commutative property of multiplication. Factors that are in a different order still give us the same product)
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3 X 4 = 12
Jackson packs 4 hats in each box. He can put 8 hats in each box. How many hats does he have? Draw an array, write an equation and solve it.
4 X 8 = 32
Jackson has 32 hats.
Rosa has 24 apples and gives 6 apples to each friend. How many friends get apples?
Rosa gives apples to 4 friends.
Write a multiplication AND division equation that both equal 12.
Sample answers.
2 X 6 = 12
24 ÷ 2 = 12
Aidan has 5 bags with 3 marbles in each. He gives away 4 marbles. How many marbles does he have left.
Write an equation and solve it.
5 X 3 = 15
15 - 4 = 11
Aidan has 11 marbles left.
An array has 5 rows and 4 columns.
Draw the array, write the equation, and solve.
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5 x 4 = 20
Lily can fit 12 cookies in each container. She has 4 containers. How many cookies did Lily make? Draw an array, write an equation and solve it.
12 X 4 = 48
Lily made 48 cookies.
Taylor has 30 crayons and wants to put 5 crayons in each box. How many boxes does she fill?
Taylor can fill 6 boxes.
A class has 5 tables. Each table has 4 students. The teacher wants to split all students into groups of 5. How many groups will there be?
5 X 4 = 20
20 ÷ 5 = 4
There will be 4 groups.