Equal Groups
What does 4 × 3 mean?
4 groups of 3
There are 3 bags with 4 marbles in each bag. How many marbles are there?
12
There are 2 cages with 5 rabbits in each cage. Write the multiplication expression.
2 × 5
Explain what the number 5 means in 5 × 2.
It represents 5 groups.
Which expression represents 4 groups of 8?
A. 8 × 4
B. 4 × 8
C. 12 × 4
B
What does 6 × 2 mean?
6 groups of 2
A teacher puts 5 pencils on each table. There are 6 tables. How many pencils are needed?
30
There are 3 tables with 4 chairs at each table. Write the multiplication expression and find the total number of chairs.
3 × 4 = 12
Explain what the number 8 means in 3 × 8.
It represents 8 objects in each group.
Which story matches 5 × 6?
A. 5 groups of 6
B. 6 groups of 5
C. 11 objects
A
There are 8 groups with 5 stars in each group. Write the multiplication expression.
8 × 5
A farmer has 7 rows of carrots with 3 carrots in each row. How many carrots?
21
A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 6 flowers in each row. How many flowers are planted?
5 × 6 = 30
How is 4 × 5 different from 5 × 4?
The groups and objects per group switch places.
There are 7 boxes. Each box has 8 markers. Explain how multiplication helps solve the problem.
Multiplication combines equal groups efficiently.
There are 7 baskets with 4 apples in each basket. Write the multiplication expression and product.
7 × 4 = 28
A toy store displays 8 shelves with 4 toys on each shelf. How many toys are displayed?
32
A student says this situation represents 4 × 7:
"There are 7 groups with 4 objects in each group."
Is the student correct? Explain.
No. The situation represents 7 × 4 because there are 7 groups of 4.
Explain how you know 6 × 3 means 6 groups of 3.
Students explain multiplication as equal groups.
Create a real-world situation for 8 × 7 and solve it.
Answers will vary total = 56.
Describe a situation that could be represented by 9 × 3.
Answers will vary. Example: 9 boxes with 3 crayons in each box.
A baker places 9 cookies on each tray. She fills 5 trays. How many cookies did she bake?
45
Create a real-world situation that could be represented by 8 × 3.
Answers vary. Example: 8 boxes with 3 crayons in each box.
Create your own story problem for 7 × 4.
Any valid multiplication context.
A student says 6 × 5 means 6 objects in 5 groups. Is the student correct? Explain.
No. It means 6 groups of 5 objects each.