Multiplication strategies
Count-bys
Multiplication facts
Division facts
Word problems
100
Make equal groups to represent 4x2=8
4 groups of 2
2 groups of 4
100
Finish the count-by:
12, 14, 16, ____
18
100
3x2=
6
100
10÷2=
5
100
Will reads 2 books every day for a week. How many books did he read altogether?
14 books
200
Write a multiplication sentence for this array: 
4x4=16
200
Finish the count-by:
5, 10, 15, ___
20
200
5x3=
15
200
12÷4=
3
200
Mr. Harrison is setting up chairs in the gym. He makes 10 rows of chairs with 8 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there altogether?
10x8=80 chairs
300
Write the multiplication equation for this repeated addition sequence:
4+4+4+4+4=20
4x5=20
5x4=20
300
Finish the count-by:
30, 40, 50, ___
60
300
4x10=
40
300
20÷5=
4
300
Emma has 5 bags of M&Ms. Each bag has 6 M&Ms in it. How many M&Ms does she have in all?
30 M&Ms
400
True or false: These arrays show the same multiplication fact and answer.
True.
2x6=12
6x2=12
400
3, 6, 9, 12, ___
15
400
7x3=
21
400
60÷10=
6
400
Stacy is making friendship bracelets. She has 20 beads. She wants to divide the beads up among 5 bracelets. How many beads will be on each bracelet?
4 beads
500
What is the strategy used in this problem?
Raul organizes his baseball cards into 9 groups of 3 and finds out he has 27 baseball cards.
Equal groups
500
20, 24, 28, ___
32
500
9x2=
18
500
24÷3=
8
500
Justin wants to share his shell collection evenly with his two brothers. He has 18 shells he wants to split up among his 2 brothers. How many shells will each brother get?
9 shells