Story Problems
Angela uses tiles to make 2 groups with 4 tiles in each group. How many tiles does Angela use?
8 tiles
0x5=
0
What is the pattern to remember when you are multiplying by 0?
Any number, multiplied by 0 will equal 0.
Mr. Chase separates 45 students into 5 basketball teams. Write the equation to find how many students are on each team.
45 ÷ 5 = ?
or
5 x ? = 45
4x5 =
20
Charlie buys packs of trading cards for 4 friends. Charlie buys each friend 1 pack. How many packs of trading cards does Charlie buy?
4 packs
1x1=
1
What is the pattern when multiplying by 1?
Any number, multiplied by 1 will equal that number.
$40
3x0=5x?
0
Aarif earns $5 each time he weeds the garden. He weeds the garden 5 times. Show the equation that you would use to find how much money Aarif will earn.
How much money does Aarif earn?
5x5=
$25
5x6=
30
What strategy can I use to multiply by 2's?
Repeated Addition or Skip Counting.
Roselin finds 6 dimes under the couch cushions. How much money does Roselin find?
60 cents
5x8=4x?
10
Jasmin has some shells. She sorts all of the shells into groups of 2 each. What do we know about how many shells Jasmin has?
The number of shells that Jasmin has will be an even number.
10x9=
90
Demonstrate skip counting to solve 5x7.
5x7=35
Gen has 2 groups of 8 sticks of gum. Lia has 8 groups of 2 sticks of gum. Who has more gum? Write an equation to show your answer.
They have the same number of gum.
2x8=8x2
2x4=4x?
2
How many buttons does Justin have?
10x8=
80 buttons
5x2=10x__
1
Demonstrate repeated addition for 2 x 7.
7 + 7 = 14
Rafeal buys some books for $5 each. Rafeal has 14 dollars. Can Rafeal spend all of his money on the books? Explain
No because 5 x a number can not equal 14.
5x7=7x?
5