What Does Multiply Mean?
To add repeatedly.
Mary has 3 balls. Each ball has 2 stripes. How many stripes in total?
3 x 2 = 6
2 x 3 = 6
2 + 2 + 2 = 6
3 + 3 = 6
What is the unknown number in the equation?
4 x 5 = ____ x 4
5
Write 3+3+3=9 as a multiplication problem.
3 x 3 = 9
When each group has the same number of objects:
Equal Groups
Ron puts his crayons in 4 rows. He puts 3 pencils in each row. What multiplication equation can find the total number of pencils?
4 x 3 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
What is the unknown number in the equation?
6 x 2 = 2 x ____
6
5 + 5 + 5 = ___ x ____
5 x 3
3 x 5
The _____ are the numbers being multiplied:
Factors
5 x 3 = 15
3 x 5 = 15
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15
5 + 5 + 5 = 15
What is the unknown numbers in the equation?
3 x 5 = ____ x ____
5 x 3
Write as a multiplication problem.
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16
4 x 4 = 16