Vocabulary
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
Product
The rule that any number multiplied by 0 equals 0
Zero Property
8 x 3
24
4 x 3
Sarah has 3 baskets. Each basket has 4 apples. How many apples does she have in total?
12 apples
In the equation 4×3=124 \times 3 = 124×3=12, what are the numbers 4 and 3 called?
Factors
True or False: 6×4 and 4×6 will have different products.
False
1 x 6
6
5 x 4
20
A classroom has 5 rows of desks. Each row has 6 desks. How many desks are there?
30 desks
What is a visual arrangement of objects in rows and columns called?
Array
Groups that have the same number of items, essential to understanding multiplication
Equal Groups
2 x 9
18
6 x 6
36
A bakery makes 8 trays of cookies. Each tray has 9 cookies. How many cookies are there?
72 cookies
What do you call the numbers you land on when skip counting?
Multiples
Name the property shown in this equation: 8×1=88 \times 1 = 88×1=8
Identity Property
10 x 6
60
9 x 9
81
A box holds 6 toys. There are 10 boxes. How many toys are there in total?
60 toys
If a multiplication problem is written as 5×65 \times 65×6, what is the name for the ×\times× symbol?
Multiplication Symbol or Times
What is the opposite operation of multiplication?
Division
11 x 8
88
7 x 8
56
A farmer plants 7 rows of carrots, and each row has 12 carrots. How many carrots are there in all?
84 carrots