Arrays & Facts
Draw or name an array for 3 × 4. Then tell the product.
3 rows of 4 (or 4 rows of 3). Product: 12
There are 4 boxes with 5 crayons in each box. How many crayons total?
4 × 5 = 20 crayons
5 × ___ = 35 What is the missing number?
7
If one pencil costs $2 and you buy 3 pencils, how much do you pay? (Use whole-number multiplication.)
$6.
True or False: 4 × 5 = 5 × 4. Explain your answer.
True. Commutative property of multiplication.
What is 7 × 6? Use a quick strategy (skip counting or known facts) and explain it in one sentence.
42
Maya has 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has 12 stickers. How many stickers does she have?
3 × 12 = 36 stickers.
___ × 4 = 28. Find the missing factor and explain how multiplication and division are related here.
7 (7×4 = 28).
A baker places 5 cookies on each tray. If she fills 7 trays, how many cookies baked?
35 cookies.
True or False: 9 × 0 = 9. Explain or correct the statement.
False. 9 × 0 = 0
Fill in the blank: 9 × ___ = 63. How did you know?
7
A farmer packs eggs in cartons of 6. If he has 48 eggs, how many full cartons can he make?
48 ÷ 6 = 8 cartons.
56 ÷ ___ = 7. What number goes in the blank?
8 (56 ÷ 7 = 8)
A gardener plants 4 rows with 9 plants in each row. How many plants total? Draw an array to show your work.
36 plants (4×9)
True or False: If 6 × 7 = 42, then 42 ÷ 7 = 6. Explain why this is true or false.
True. Division is the inverse of multiplication.
What is 8 × 7? Give two ways to find the answer (for example, break apart or use 10× then subtract).
56. (e.g., 8×7 = 8×10 − 8×3 = 80 − 24 = 56)
Sara arranges chairs in 8 rows with 7 chairs in each row for a show. How many chairs total? Write a multiplication equation and solve.
8 × 7 = 56 chairs
Find the missing number: ___ × 9 = 81. Show a quick check.
9
A package holds 10 toy cars. If a store receives 6 packages, how many toy cars arrived? Show multiplication and a real-world sentence.
60 toy cars (10×6).
True or False: 3 × 11 = 33, so 33 ÷ 3 = 11. Explain your reasoning.
True.
Fluency challenge: List the products for 6 × 1 through 6 × 10 quickly.
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60.
Story problem: A school buys 9 boxes of pencils. Each box holds 24 pencils. How many pencils did the school buy? Show your multiplication and explain whether you could use a strategy like doubling or using tens to help.
9 × 24 = 216 pencils (strategy: 9×24 = 9×(20+4) = 180+36 = 216).
Challenge: 7 × ___ = 63 and ___ ÷ 9 = 7. Write both equations and explain how they are connected.
9 × 24 = 216 pencils (strategy: 9×24 = 9×(20+4) = 180+36 = 216)
A class has 27 students. The teacher wants to make equal groups of 3 for an activity. How many groups will there be? Write the division equation and explain.
9 groups, equation: 27 / 3 = 9
True or False: Multiplication is just repeated addition, for example, 8 × 4 is the same as adding 8 + 8 + 8 + 8. Explain with an example.
True. Example: 8 × 4 = 32 and 8+8+8+8 = 32.