Multiplication Properties
Multiplication Story Problems
Multiplication Strategies
Multiplication Facts
Patterns
100
Using the Associative Property of Multiplication to fill in the missing number.


3 x (2 x 4) = 4 x (3 x __)

The missing number is 2.

100

Alice had a birthday party and gave 4 friends goodie bags. Each goodie bag has 7 bracelets in it. How many bracelets were there in all? 

There were 28 bracelets in all. 

100
Create an array to represent 8 x 5. Then solve.

8 rows of 5 or 5 rows of 8.

100

4 x 3= __

4 x 3 = 12

100

What is the 6th term in the pattern?

4 , 8 , 12 , 16


The 6th term is 24.

200

Which letter shows the Commutative Property of Multiplication.

a. 7 + 2 = 2 + 7 

b. 4 x 2 x 8= (8 x 8)

c. 7 x 2 = 2 x 7 

d. 4 + 3 + 2

The answer is c.

200

Marvin is going to a park. He brings 4 bags of tennis balls. Each bag has 9 tennis balls. How many total balls are there altogether?

There are 36 tennis balls. 

200
Use a number line to represent 2 x 6.

2 jumps with 6 spaces in each jump.

6 jumps with 2 spaces in each jump. 

200

10 x 9 = __

10 x 9 = 90

200
2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 10


a. all the numbers are odd.

b. all the numbers are multiples of 4.

c. all the numbers are even. 

The answer is c. All of the numbers are even.

300

Which equations can you use to break the equation into two smaller equations?  

8 x 3

a. (4 x 3) + (5 x 4)

b. (4 x 3) + (4 x 3)

c. (8 x 5) + (4 x 3)

The answer is b.

300

There are 2 fish tanks in Jordan's house. Each tank has 4 fish in it. Each fish has 2 eyes. How many eyes are there in all?

There are 16 eyes altogether.

300

How can you represent 4 x 6 as an addition problem. Solve to find the product. 

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4= 24

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24


300

8 x 3 = ___

8 x 3 = 24 

300

What is true about all of the numbers in the pattern?

8 , 12 , 16 , 20, 24

a. all of the numbers are multiples of 4. 

b. all of the numbers are multiples of 10.

c. all of the numbers are odd. 

The answer is b. All of the numbers are multiples of 4.

400

In music class there are 2 boxes of instruments on each table. There are 3 tables. There were 6 bells in each box. How many bells were there in all?

There were 36 bells in all.

400

There are 7 days in one week. Each day Ashlyn runs 5 miles. How many miles did Ashlyn run in one week?

Ashlyn ran 35 miles in one week. 
400

Show skip counting to solve 8 x 4. 

8 , 16 , 24 , 32 

4 , 8 , 12 , 16 , 20 , 24 , 28 , 32

400

6 x 7 = __

6 x 7 = 42

400

What is true about all numbers that are multiplies by 0?


All numbers multiplies by 0 will have a factor of 0. 

500

Use the Distributive Property of Multiplication to solve. 

9 x 9 = __

Example : 9 x 9 = ( 5 x 9 ) + (4 x 9)

Answers will vary.

500
Which multiplication story matches 7 x 2.


a. Matt has 7 boxes and Jeff has 2 boxes. How many do they have altogether?

b. Matt has 2 boxes and each box has 7 marbles inside. How many marbles are there in all?

c. Matt has 7 marbles and gave 2 marbles to Jeff. How many marbles does he have now?

The answer is b. 

500

Solve using any strategy you choose. 

9 x 8= __ 

Students use strategy to solve.

9 x 8 =72

500

7 x 7 = ___

7 x 7 = 49

500

What is true about all of the numbers in the pattern?

3, 6, 9 , 10, 12,

a. all of the numbers are even.

b. the numbers are even and odd.

c. the numbers are multiples of 2.


The answer is b. All of the numbers are even and odd. 

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