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100

Bryson has 4 dogs. Each dog has two bones. Which equation shows how many bones the dogs have?

A. 4 + 2 = 6.        B. 4 x 2 = 8

C. 4 × 4 = 16        D. 6 × 2 = 12


B. 4 x 2 = 8

100

Emily sees 3 baskets. She sees 5 books in each basket. How many books does Emily see in the baskets? (Show your work to solve.)

A.3              C. 12

B. 7             D. 15

D. 15

100

Write a related multiplication equationfor this addition equation.

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30

____ × ____ = ____

5 x 6 = 30

100

Kadence uses 7 pencils to measure the length of a shelf. Each pencil is 3 inches long. Kadence made this number line to find the length of the rope.

How many inches long is the shelf?

Write a multiplication equation to model the problem and solve.

____ x ____ = ____

______ inches

7 x 3 = 21

21 inches

200

Myah has 4 plates. She puts 3 cookies on each plate. How can Myah find how many cookies there are on the plates? Select all the correct answers.

A. 4 + 3          D. 5 + 5 + 5

B. 4 × 3          E. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

C. 6 × 6 × 6

B. 4 x 3

E. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

200

Andrew has 3 bags of candy. There are 10 pieces of candy in each bag. How many pieces of candy does Andrew have? (Show your work to solve.)

30 pieces of candy

200

Complete the equations.

8 + 8 + 8 = ____ × ____

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = ____ x ____

Complete the equations.

8 + 8 + 8 = 3 × 8

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 4 x 4

200

Grayson has 3 ribbons. Each ribbon is 5 inches long.

Place an X in the table to show if the equation will equal the total length of the ribbon.

No

Yes

No

Yes

300

Gray reads 4 books each week for 3 weeks. He uses this bar model to show how many books he reads.

Part A: Write a multiplication equation to find the number of books gray reads.

_____ × _____ = _____

Part B: How many books does Gray read?

Gray reads ______ books.

4 x 3 = 12

12 books

300

Tori put her pens in 4 rows. She put 7 pens in each row. Write a multiplication equation Tori can use to find the total number of pens.

_____ × _____ = _____

4 x 7 = 28

300

There are 5 players at the ring toss game. Each player gets 3 rings. Write an addition equation for the problem. 

Addition equation: _____________________

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15

300

Which equations does this array show? Select all the correct answers.


A. 3 × 4 = 10      D. 12 = 3 × 4

B. 4 × 3 = 12      E. 4 × 4 = 16

C. 10 = 4 × 3

D. 12 = 3 x 4

B. 4 x 3 = 12

400

There are 5 players at the ring toss game. Each player gets 3 rings. Write a multiplication equation for the problem. 

Multiplication equation: _________________

5 x 3 = 15

400

There are 5 players at the ring toss game. Each player gets 3 rings. How many rings do the six players get?

The players get _____ balls.

15 balls 

400

1 --> 3

2 --> 1

3 --> 2

500

Find the missing number to make the equations true.

4 x 8 = 8 x ____

4

500

Which two problems can be solved by finding 4 x 3? Select two choices.

a. Joy has 4 dimes. She uses 3 dimes to buy a pencil. How many dimes does Joy have left?

b. Sam put 4 dimes in each of 3 stacks. How many dimes did Sam have?

c. Kim bought 4 books for a total of $3. How much did each book cost?

d. Jan bought 4 books for $3 each. How much did she spend?

e. Justin used 4 dimes to buy a drink. He has 3 dimes left. How many dimes did Justin start with?

B and D

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