Strategies
Draw an array to represent the multiplication problem 3 x 6.
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2 x 5
3
Miss M. has 27 students. She wants to make groups of 3. How many groups will there be?
9 groups
What property is used in the following problem:
3 x 0 = 0
Zero Property
Make a number line to represent the multiplication problem 2 x 7
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10 x 4 =
8 / 4 =
2
Jackie has 12 cookies. She is giving them to 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?
2 cookies.
What property is used in the following equation?
3 x 2 = 2 x 3
Commutative Property
Use the grouping model to represent the multiplication problem 4 x 5.
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5 x 5 =
25
10 / 5 =
2
Mrs. Winsor has 30 desks. She wants to put them in 3 rows. How many desks will be in each row?
10 desks.
What property is used in this equation?
9 x 1 = 9
Identity Property
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3 x 9 =
27
36 / 4 =
9
Miss M. has 48 pencils that she wants to split into 4 cups. How many pencils will go in each cup?
12 pencils
What property is used in this equation?
0 x 10 = 0
Zero Property
Use an array to represent the division problem 24/6
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11 x 6 =
66
66 / 6 =
11
Jace has 35 Pokemon cards. He gives 5 of them to Nick. Now, he evenly distributes the remaining cards to 6 friends. How many cards will each of his friends get?
5 cards each.
What property is used in the following equation?
7 x 5 = 5 x 7
Commutative Property