Strategies for Multiplication
What is the answer to a multiplication problem?
Product
4 x 4
16
If Maria has 4 rows of lettuce, each row has 2 plants in it. How many lettuce plants does Maria have?
What is 8?
2 x 1
2
3 x 2
6
What are the two numbers called that we multiply together?
Factors
4 x 3
12
Shelley is spending $5 for each of her 4 friends. Her total is _
What is 20?
3 x 5
15
8 x 10
80
Break this multiplication problem up:
6 x 5 = (__ x 5) + (__x 5)
6 x 5 = (3 x 5) + (3 x 5)
4 x 5
20
William is buying 7 new pairs of shoes. How many shoes does he have?
What is 14?
6 x 4
24
5 x 9
45
Break this multiplication problem up:
8 x 5 = (__ x 5) + (__x 5)
8 x 5 = (4 x 5) + (4 x 5)
6 x 5
30
Each store has 2 parking lots with 8 slots each. How many slots does each store have?
2 x 8 = 16
5 x 7
35
4 x 8
32
Break this multiplication problem up
4 x 7 = (___x 7) + (___x 7)
4 x 7= ( 2 x 7 ) + ( 2 x 7 )
3 x 6
18
There are 5 cases of chips on the shelf. Each case of chips has 10 bags inside of it. How many bags of chips are on the shelf?
5 x 10 = 50
10 x 10
100
6 x 6
36