Draw An Array
Draw an array to show 4 x 3.
4 rows with 3 in each row
Total = 12
Mr. Recio has 4 boxes of markers.
Each box weighs 2 pounds.
There are 6 markers in each box.
How many markers does Mr. Recio have?
4 × 6 = 24
✅ Useful unit: 24 markers
🧠 Useless unit: pounds
word problem for 4 x 5 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Farmer Dan
- apples
Farmer Dan had 4 groups of apples.
There were 5 apples in each group.
How many apples are there in all?
answer: 20 apples
Fact Family: 3, 4, 12 (Multiplication and Division)
✅ Multiplication:
3 × 4 = 12
4 × 3 = 12
✅ Division:
12 ÷ 3 = 4
12 ÷ 4 = 3
word problem for 12 ÷ 4 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
Must use:
- Ms. Laspina
- folders
Ms. Laspina had 12 folders.
Ms. Laspina wants to put them in 4 equal groups.
How many are in each group?
answer: 3 folders in each group
Draw an array to show 5 x 3.
5 rows of 3
Equation: 5 × 3 = 15
A classroom has 5 tables.
Each table is 3 feet long.
There are 4 students sitting at each table.
How many students are there in all?
5 × 4 = 20
✅ Useful Unit: 20 students
🧠 Useless unit: feet
word problem for 6 x 6 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Moishe
- wagons
Moishe had 6 groups of haybills.
There were 6 haybills in each group.
How many haybills are there in all?
answer: 36 haybills
Fact Family: 6, 5, 30 (Multiplication and Division)
✅ Multiplication:
6 × 5 = 30
5 × 6 = 30
✅ Division:
30 ÷ 6 = 5
30 ÷ 5 = 6
word problem for 18 ÷ 6 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
Must use:
- student
- stickers
A student had 18 stickers.
The student wants to put them in 6 equal groups.
How many are in each group?
answer: 3 stickers in each group
Draw two different arrays that both equal 12.
3 × 4 = 12 ( 3 rows of 4 ) total = 12
4 x 3 = 12 ( 4 rows of 3)
2 × 6 = 12 (2 rows of 6) total = 12
6 x 2 = 12 (6 rows of 2)
A baker makes 3 trays of cookies.
Each tray cools for 10 minutes.
There are 8 cookies on each tray.
How many cookies did the baker make?
3 × 8 = 24
✅ Useful unit: 24 cookies
🧠 Useless unit: minutes
word problem for 8 x 2 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Rumi
- ponytails
Rumi had 8 groups of ponytails.
There were 2 ponytails in each group.
How many ponytails are there in all?
answer: 16 ponytails
Fact Family: 8, 2, 16 (Multiplication and Division)
✅ Multiplication:
8 × 2 = 16
2 × 8 = 16
✅ Division:
16 ÷ 8 = 2
16 ÷ 2 = 8
word problem for 30 ÷ 5 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
Must use:
- Mr. Recio
- markers
Mr. Recio had 30 markers.
He wants to put them in 5 equal groups.
How many are in each group?
answer: 6 markers in each group
Draw an array that equals 24, but 4 cannot be one of the factors.
6 × 4 ❌ (not allowed)
3 × 8 = 24 or 8 × 3 = 24 (check students' work)
3 rows of 8
total = 24
8 rows of 3
total = 24
Mr. Prenenski has 18 socks.
Each sock is 10 inches long.
He puts the socks into 3 equal groups.
How many socks are in each group?
18 ÷ 3 = 6
✅ Useful unit: 6 socks
🧠 Useless unit: inches
word problem for 7 x 10 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Da and Ma
- cans
Da and Ma had 7 groups of cans.
There were 10 cans in each group.
How many cans are there in all?
answer: 70 cans
Fact Family: 6, 7, 42 (Multiplication and Division)
✅ Multiplication:
6 × 7 = 42
7 × 6 = 42
✅ Division:
42 ÷ 6 = 7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
word problem for 20 ÷ 4 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Ms. Allen
- pencils
Ms. Allen had 20 pencils.
She wants to put them in 4 equal groups.
How many are in each group?
answer: 5 pencils in each group
Draw an array where the total is 20, and the array has more rows than columns.
5 × 4 = 20 (5 rows, 4 in each)
10 x 2 = 20 (10 rows, 2 in each)
A class has 24 students.
The class lines up in 4 rows.
Each row stands 6 feet apart.
How many students are in each row?
24 ÷ 4 = 6
✅ Useful unit: 6 students
🧠 Useless unit: feet
word problem for 7 x 8 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Capy the Cool Capybara
- branches
Capy the Cool Capybara had 7 groups of branches.
There were 8 branches in each group.
How many branches are there in all?
answer: 56 branches
Fact Family: 10, 10, 100 (Multiplication and Division)
✅ Multiplication:
10 × 10 = 100
10 × 10 = 100
✅ Division:
100 ÷ 10 = 10
word problem for 49 ÷ 7 (USE YOUR GUIDE)
MUST USE:
- Turtle Back Zoo
- animals
The Turtle Back Zoo had 40 animals.
The Turtle Back Zoo wants to put them in 7 equal groups.
How many are in each group?
answer: 7 animals in each group