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Repeated Addition
Multiplication
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100
Write the multiplication expression as repeated addition, and solve. 2X2=
2+2=4
100
Convert the repeated addition into a multiplication sentence, and solve. 3+3=
3X2=6
100
Draw the array, write a multiplication sentence for the array, and solve. 3 rows and 3 objects in a row.
3X3=9
100
Draw an array that represents the multiplication sentence, and solve. 2X4=
2 rows of 4=8
100
What is a product?
The answer to a multiplication problem.
200
Write the multiplication sentence as repeated addition, and solve. 3X3=
3+3+3=9
200
Convert the repeated addition into a multiplication sentence, and solve. 4+4+4=
4X3=12
200
Draw the array, write a multiplication sentence for the array, and solve. 2 rows and 4 objects in a row.
2X4=8
200
Draw an array that represents the multiplication sentence, and solve. 3X5=
3 rows of 5 =15
200
What is multiplication?
Repeated addition.
300
Write the multiplication sentence as repeated addition, and solve. 4X5=
5+5+5+5=20 or 4+4+4+4+4=20
300
Convert the repeated addition into a multiplication sentence, and solve. 5+5+5+5+5=
5X5=25
300
Draw the array, write a multiplication sentence for the array, and solve. 3 rows and 6 objects in a row.
3X6=18
300
Draw an array to represent the multiplication sentence and solve. 4X6=
4 rows of 6 =24
300
What is a factor?
One of the numbers being multiplied together in a multiplication problem.
400
Write the multiplication sentence as repeated addition, and solve. 5X6=
5+5+5+5+5+5=30 or 6+6+6+6+6=30
400
Convert the repeated addition into a multiplication sentence, and solve. 6+6+6+6+6+6+6=
6X7=42
400
Draw the array, write a multiplication sentence for the array, and solve. 6 rows and 5 objects in a row.
6X5=30
400
Draw an array to represent the multiplication sentence, and solve. 6X5=
6 rows of 5 =30
400

When solving a multiplication problem, name two ways you can help yourself solve it.

Repeated addition, drawing an array, loops and groups, creating a times table.

500
Write the multiplication sentence as repeated addition, and solve. 7X8=
7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7=56 or 8+8+8+8+8+8+8=56
500
Convert the repeated addition into a multiplication sentence, and solve. 7+7+7+7+7=
7X5=35
500
Draw the array, write a multiplication sentence for the array, and solve. 4 rows and 7 objects in a row.
4X7=28
500
Draw an array that represents the multiplication sentence, and solve. 7X7=
7 rows of 7 =49
500

When looking at an array, how do you know which factor is which in the multiplication sentence?

The number of rows determine the first factor. The number in each row determines the second factor.