Multiplication Facts
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2x5=

2x5=10

100

There are 11 people sitting on the carpet. Mrs. Terry wants to give each of them 3 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does she need?

33 pieces

100

Use the Distributive Property to break apart the 7 to solve the problem: 5x7=

Multiple answers accepted:

(5x3)+(5x4)=35

(5x2)+(5x5)=35

(5x1)+(5x6)=35

100

Explain why 4x5=20 and 5x4=20. What property does this show?

We are multiplying the same numbers but they are in a different order. This is the commutative property.
100

Fill in the blank:

4x10=___x4

10

200

7x5=

7x5=35

200
Samson has 2 toy baskets. In each toy basket, he has 12 toys. How many toys does he have?

24 toys

200

Use the associative property to multiply 4x2x8.(Show your steps and include parentheses)

Multiple answers accepted:

(4x2)x8= 8x8= 64

4x(2x8)= 4x16=64

(4x8)x2= 32x2=64

200

Use the Distributive Property to break apart the 6 to solve the problem: 6x3=

Multiple answers accepted:

(3x3)+(3x3)=18

(2x3)+(4x3)=18

(5x3)+(1x3)=18

200

Use equal groups to solve 3x7

Image should show 3 groups with 7 items in each group. 3x7= 21

300

9x6=

9x6=54

300

Mr. Terry bought Mrs. Terry 2 boxes of pencils. In each box, there were 10 packs. In each pack, there are 5 pencils. How many pencils did Mr. Terry buy?

100 pencils

300

Use the Distributive Property to break apart the 9 to solve the problem: 5x9=

Multiple answers accepted:

(5x5)+(5x4)=45

(5x2)+(5x7)=45

(5x1)+(5x8)=45

300

Name the three properties.

Distributive

Commutative

Associative

300

Use an array to solve 6x6

Array should show an array with 6 rows and 6 columns. 6x6= 36

400

8x4=

8x4=32

400

Mrs. Brackett has 3 bedrooms in her house. In each room, she has 2 baskets of candy. Each basket holds 8 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy does she have?

48 pieces

400

Use the associative property to multiply 5x3x3.(Show your steps and include parentheses)

Multiple answers accepted:

(5x3)x3= 15x3= 45

5x(3x3)= 5x9= 45


400

Use the Distributive Property to break apart the 4 to solve the problem: 4x6=

Multiple answers accepted:

(2x6)+(2x6)=24

(1x6)+(3x6)=24

400
Are these equations true or false:

1. 3x4=12

2. 5x5=10

3. 9x7=63

1. True

2. False

3. True

500

9x9=

9x9=81

500

The third grade teachers have 4 classrooms. In each classroom, there are 3 light switches. Each light switch turns on 3 lights. How many lights are in the third grade classrooms?

36 lights

500

Mrs. Terry breaks apart the equation 8x5 into (4x5)+(4x5)=40. What is another way she could break apart the problem?

Multiple answers accepted: 

(3x5)+(5x5)=40

(2x5)+(6x5)=40

(1x5)+(7x5)=40

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Use the associative property to write two equivalent equations (they should use the same numbers and have the same answer).

Multiple answers accepted:

Examples:

4x5=20   5x4=20

3x9=27   9x3=27

500

Use an array to break apart and solve the equation 5x4.

Arrays should show an original equation broken apart and a line breaking the array apart.

Multiple answers accepted:

(5x2)+(5x2)= 20

(5x3)+(5x1)= 20

(2x4)+(3x4)= 20

(4x4)+(1x4)= 20

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