Basic X
4 x 6 = ?
24
What is the "skip counting" method for finding the product of 6 × 4?
Skip count by 6s (6, 12, 18, 24). The answer is 24.
What is the commutative property of multiplication?
It means you can switch the numbers in a multiplication problem, and the product will still be the same (e.g., 3 × 4 = 4 × 3).
Sara has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack has 6 stickers in it. How many stickers does she have in total?
5 × 6 = 30 stickers.
What is 7 × 6?
42
9 x 7= ?
63
If you know that 4 × 5 = 20, how can you use that to find 4 × 10?
Double the product of 4 × 5, so 4 × 10 = 40.
What is the associative property of multiplication?
You can group the numbers in any way when multiplying, and the product will be the same (e.g., (2 × 3) × 4 = 2 × (3 × 4)).
A box contains 8 rows of pencils. Each row has 4 pencils. How many pencils are in the box?
8 × 4 = 32 pencils.
You know that 6 × 4 = 24. What is 6 × 8?
6 × 8 = 48 (Double 6 × 4)
12 x 3= ?
36
If you have 6 × 8, what is an easier way to solve it using the distributive property?
Break it into (6 × 4) + (6 × 4), which is 24 + 24 = 48.
What is the identity property of multiplication?
The identity property says that any number multiplied by 1 will be itself (e.g., 5 × 1 = 5).
There are 9 baskets of apples. Each basket has 3 apples. How many apples are there altogether?
9 × 3 = 27 apples.
How can you solve the problem below using associative proeperty?
2 x 5 x 9
or
2 x (5 x 9) = 2 x 45 = 90
8 x 5= ?
40
What multiplication fact can you use to help solve 5 × 9 quickly?
Use 5 × 10 = 50, then subtract 5 (50 - 5 = 45).
What is the zero property of multiplication?
Any number multiplied by 0 equals 0 (e.g., 7 × 0 = 0).
A farmer has 12 apple trees. Each tree grows 6 apples. How many apples will the farmer have in total?
12 × 6 = 72 apples
A basket contains 5 apples. If there are 7 baskets, how many apples are there in all?
5 × 7 = 35 apples
7 x 8= ?
56
How can you use doubling to solve 7 × 6?
Double 7 × 3 (which is 21), so 7 × 6 = 42.
What does the distributive property allow you to do with 6 × 7?
It allows you to break 6 × 7 into (6 × 5) + (6 × 2), which equals 30 + 12 = 42.
A pack of gum costs $2. How much will 7 packs of gum cost?
7 × 2 = 14 dollars.
What is Ms. Attia's favorite property?
Commutative