6 x 2
12
__ x 8 = 0
0
7 x 20 = 7 x (10 + 10)
(20 is the same as 10 + 10)
Only 1 bird can swim in the bird bath at a time. If there are 4 bird baths at my house, how many birds can be swimming?
1 x 4 = 4
4 birds can be swimming.
5 x 10
50
5 x 4
20
9 x __ = 9
1
Yes!
(60 is the same as 20 + 20 + 20)
Brendan scored 2 goals in every hockey game he played in last weekend. If Brendan played in 3 hockey games, how many goals did he score?
2 x 3 = 6
Brendan scored 6 goals last weekend.
20 x 3
60
6 x 4
24
6 x __ = 12
2
8 x (10 + 30) = 8 x 40
Yes!
(40 is the same as 10+30)
A store has 5 shelves for soup. There are 20 cans of soup on each shelf. How many cans of soup are there in the store?
5 x 20 = 100
There are 100 cans of soup in the store.
4 x 60
240
3 x 9
27
8 x __ = 24
3
50 x 7 = 7 x 50
No
(This is the Commutative Property)
Libby has 180 cat toys. She is moving and can fit 30 toys in each moving box. How many moving boxes will she need?
___ x 30 = 180
6 x 30 = 180
She sill need 6 boxes to move her cat toys.
80 x 3
240
4 x 12
48
__ x 7 = 28
4
5 x 20 = (5 x 10) x (5 x 10)
No
(When you break it into parts, you add the two parts together...don't multiply the parts)
3 x 2 = 6
6 x 20 = 120
There are 20 oranges in the store.
40 x 9
360