Arrays
Carson drew this array to show the number of pictures on one page of her photo album.
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Write a multiplication equation that describes this array.
3 x 3 = 9
Edith sorts buttons into 4 groups for her art project. Each group contains 3 buttons.
How many buttons will Edith use for her art project?
12 buttons
3 x ? = 6
? = 2
Sierra looked in 4 jars for marbles. In each jar she found 2 marbles.
Write an equation that would represent the total number of marbles Sierra found.
4 x 2 = 8
Donna wrote this number sentence to find to different ways to arrange rows of chairs.
5 x __ = 9 x 5
What factor will make Donna's number sentence true?
9
Matthew made arrays with counters to show the Commutative Property of Multiplication.
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6 x 2 = 12
2 x 6 = 12
Julio has a collection of 15 coins. He organizes them into equal groups of 5.
How many groups does he create?
3 groups
9 ÷ ? = 3
? = 3
Mrs. Riley buys 3 packages of mangoes to make a large fruit salad. Each package contains 2 mangoes.
How many mangoes does Mrs. Riley have in all?
6 mangoes
What number makes the equation true?
2 x ? = 14
? = 7
Rita arranged counters in 5 rows with 7 counters in each row.
Draw the array that shows how many counters she arranged in all.
CHECK GROUP DRAWINGS
John sold 3 baskets of apples at the market. Each basket contained 6 apples.
How many apples did John sell?
18 apples
5 x ? = 30
? = 6
Juan shares 20 golf balls with 3 friends.
Write an equation that shows how many golf balls Juan and his friends each get.
20 ÷ 4 = 5
Dallas and Mark each sharpened 4 pencils before school.
Write a multiplication equation to show the number of pencils sharpened in all.
2 x 4 = 8
Geoff displayed 20 jars of paint on a shelf at his store.
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Write a multiplication equation AND a division equation to represent the array.
Possible answers:
4 x 5 = 20
5 x 4 = 20
20 ÷ 5 = 4
20 ÷ 4 =5
Alondra made 24 bracelets to give to the 12 girls in her class.
How many bracelets can each girl receive?
2 bracelets
? x 4 = 32
? = 8
Aiden buys 4 packages of balloons. He has a total of 24 balloons.
How many balloons were in each package?
4 x ? = 24
? = 6 balloons in each package
Which number makes the equation true?
18 ÷ ? = 3
? = 6
Paco drew an array to show the number of tables in the library.
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Write the fact family that represents this array.
3 x 7 = 21
7 x 3 = 21
21 ÷ 3 = 7
21 ÷ 7 = 3
Marco and 3 friends want to share 16 Starburst.
Write a division equation that represents how many Starburst each person can get.
16÷ 4 = 4
21 ÷ ? = 3
? = 7
The birthday party in room 1 has 5 tables with 4 cupcakes on each table.
The birthday party in room 2 has 4 tables with 5 cupcakes on each table.
Which birthday party has more cupcakes?
They both have the same number of cupcakes.
5 x 4 = 20
4 x 5 = 20
Bonus Points: What property is this?
Landon sorted his Pokemon cards into 3 groups. Each group had 9 cards.
How many trading cards does Landon have in all?
3 x 9 = 27
27 trading cards