Arrays
What equation does this array represent?
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2 x 6 = 12
Olivia sets out 5 plates on a table. She puts 0 cookies on each plate. How many cookies are on the plates in total?
8 × 0 = 0
There are 0 total cookies on the plates.
8 x 0 =
0
Leo has 4 cats. Each cat eats 2 fish for dinner. How many fish do the cats eat in all?
4 x 2 = 8
The cats eat 8 fish.
Sam has 5 empty pencil pouches. There are 0 pencils inside each pouch. How many pencils does Sam have in total?
5 x 0 = 0
Sam has 0 pencils.
What equations does this array represent
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
5 x 3 = 15
A gardener has 4 plant pots. She has not planted anything yet, so there are 0 flowers growing in each pot. How many total flowers are growing in the pots?
4 × 0 = 0
There are 0 flowers growing in the pots.
1 x 10
10
Chloe buys 2 packs of stickers. Each pack has 10 stickers inside. How many stickers does Chloe have?
2 x 10 = 20
Chloe has 20 stickers.
A toy store puts 7 boxes of board games on the shelf. Each box contains 10 games. How many board games are on the shelf?
7 x 10 = 70
There are 70 board games on the shelf
What equation does this array represent?
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X X X X X X X X X
2 X 9 = 18
A farmer has 7 empty nests on his farm, so there are 0 eggs in each nest. He goes to the market and buys 5 chicken eggs. How many eggs does the farmer have in all?
Step 1: 7 x 0 = 0
Step 2: 0 + 5 = 5
The farmer has 5 eggs.
5 x 6
30
Maya bakes 2 trays of muffins. She puts 6 muffins on each tray. Maya's siblings ate 4 muffins. How many muffins does Maya have left?
Step 1: 2 x 6 = 12
Step 2: 12 - 4 = 8
Maya bakes 8 muffins.
Mia buys 8 packs of stickers, and each pack contains 5 sticker. Later, her brother gives her a big pack with 10 stickers. How many stickers does Mia have now?
Step 1: 8 x 5 = 40
Step 2: 40 + 10 = 50
Answer: Mia has 50 stickers now.
What equation does this array represent?
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5 x 7 = 35
A teacher has 4 boxes of chalk. Each box has 0 pieces inside. A student brings her 8 pieces of chalk. How many total pieces of chalk does she have now?
4 x 0 = 0
0 + 8 = 0
She has 8 pieces of chalk.
7 x 4
28
Oliver picks 2 baskets of apples, putting 7 apples in each basket. His grandmother gives him 5 more apples. How many apples does Oliver have now?
Step 1: 2 x 7 = 14
Step 2: 14 + 5 = 19
Oliver has 19 apples now.
Sophia has 4 boxes of markers, and each box has 10 markers. Her teacher gives her 2 more individual markers. How many markers does Sophia have in total?
Step 1 - 4 x 10 = 40
Step 40 + 2 = 42
Sophia has 42 markers.
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8 x 10 = 80
Mason checks 9 birdhouses in his yard, but they are all empty. Suddenly 10 birds land on his grass, and then 2 birds fly away. How many birds are left in Mason's yard?
Step 1: 9 x 0 = 0 birds in the houses
Step 2: 10 - 2 = 8 birds left on the grass
Step 3: 0 + 8 = 8
Answer: 8 birds
8 x 4
32
Lucas buys 2 packs of juice boxes for a picnic. Each pack has 8 juice boxes inside. During the picnic, his friends drink 4 juice boxes. How many juice boxes does Lucas have left?
Step 1 - 2 x 8 = 16
Step 2 = 16 - 4 = 12
Lucas has 12 juice boxes left.
Ava makes 2 gift bags for her birthday party. She puts 5 pencils and 3 ring pops into each bag. How many total items does Ava use for the bags?
Step 1: 2 x 5 = 10 pencils
Step 2: 2 x 3 = 6 ring pops
Step 3: 10 + 6 = 16
Ava uses 16 items