Strategies
Solve this problem using equal groups:
4x7=
lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll
4X7=28
Gabby helped her mom bake pies for Thanksgiving. They baked 4 pies. They cut each pie into 6 slices. How many slices do they have in all?
4 x 6 = 24 slices
List the 12 multiples of 2:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24
What is the missing numbers?
____, 10, ____, ____, 25, 30, 35, ____, ____
5, 15, 20, 40, 45
10 x 6 =
60
Solve this problem using repeated addition:
6x5=
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6=30
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5-30
Zach walked 2 miles everyday for one week. How many miles did he walk that week?
2 x 7 = 14 miles
List the 12 multiples of 4:
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48
What is the missing numbers?
72, 70, 68, ____, ____, 62, 60, ____
66, 64, 58
12 x 10 =
120
Solve this problem using an array:
3x9=
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3X9=27
Cameron is working in a pet store. He needs to clean 4 rabbit cages. Each cage has 2 rabbits. After cleaning the cages, Cameron gives each rabbit 2 carrots. How many carrots does he pass out?
4 x 2 x 2 = 16 carrots
When you multiply a factor by 5, the product will ALWAYS end in a ____ or a ____.
5 or 0
What is the missing numbers?
____, 46, 42, ____, 34, 30, ____
50, 38, 26
23 x 10 =
230
Solve this problem using skip counting:
7x8=
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
Elle has 5 friends. She wants to buy each friend 4 bracelets for each arm. How many bracelets does she need to buy?
5 x 2 x 4 = 40 bracelets
List the 12 multiples of 9:
9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108
What are the missing numbers and the rule?
14, 9
Rule- The numbers going IN are being multiplied by 2.
20 x 6 =
120
Solve this problem using skip counting:
3x7=
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21
7, 14, 21
Dallin needs 70 paper plates for his Thanksgiving dinner. He bought 6 packages of plates. Each package has 12 plates. How many plates did he buy? Does he have enough plates for his dinner?
Dallin bought 72 paper plates.
Yes, he has enough.
When skip counting by 9, what pattern do you see?
The tens place goes up and the ones place goes down.
The sum of the digits is 9.
Add 10, subtract 1.
What are the missing numbers and the rule?
32
Rule: The numbers going IN are being multiplied by 8.
5 x 80 =
400