3 x ___ = 12
4
2 x 2
4
Brian has 3 cousins. Each cousin has two packages of cookies. How many packages of cookies do Brian's cousins have?
6 packages
What is a strategy to help you multiply a number by zero?
Any number multiplied by zero will always be zero.
Anna says 9 x 3 is 25. Is she correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
No. 9 x 3 = 27
4 x ___ = 32
8
3 x 6
18
72 seats
Tell me a strategy to multiply by 2s.
Double the number
Mikey says that 9 x 0 = 9. Is he correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
No. 0
6 x ___ = 30
5
7 x 7
49
Connor bought some packages of tennis balls. Each package had 3 balls. He bought 4 green packages and 2 yellow packages. How many tennis balls did Connor buy?
18 tennis balls
3 x 4 green = 12 balls
2 x 3 yellow = 6 balls
12 + 6 = 18 balls
Tell me a strategy to multiply by 3.
Double the number and then add the number again.
3 x 6 = (6 + 6) + 6 = 18
Elsa says 3 x 6 = 24. Is she correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
No. 18
8 x ___ = 56
7
8 x 8
64
Lolly is buying stickers. The emoji stickers have 9 stickers on a page and 4 sheets of stickers in a package. The llama stickers have 6 stickers on a page and 6 pages in a package. Which package has more stickers?
Neither. They both have 36 stickers.
9 x 4 = 36
6 x 6 = 36
Tell me a strategy to multiply by 4s.
Double Double
Double the number, double it again, and add both numbers together
Omar says 7 x 9 = 72. Is he correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
Is he correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
9 x ___ = 81
9
7 x 8
56
Matilda ran 3 miles each day for the month of May. There are 7 days in a week and 31 days in May. How many miles did Matilda run in one week?
21 miles
Tell me a strategy to multiply by 9s.
Might include
- Multiply by 10 and subtract the number
- Make sure all digits add to 9
- The tens place value is one less than the number multiplied.
Cadence says 6 x 7 = 45. Is she correct? If not, tell the correct solution.
No. 42