Multiplication
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100

Create equal groups to solve 3 x 8 =

3 groups of 8 = 24

100

What is the name for the model that is equal rows of objects?

An array

100

What is the double of 3?

What is the double of 5?

6, 10

100

Mrs. Legard set up 3 tables with 6 chairs at each one. How many chairs are there in all?

18 chairs in all

100

What two things do you multiply together to find the area of a rectangle? 

Length x Width 

200

Draw an array to solve.

4 x 5 = 

4 rows of 5 = 20

200

What is the name of the model that is in the shape of a rectangle and split into equal groups of objects?

A tape diagram or bar model

200

How can you use a 2's fact to find the product of 4 x 8? Find the product!

2 x 8 = 16

16 + 16 = 32

4 x 8 = 32

200

Mrs. Brown ran 3 miles each day for 7 days. How many miles did she run in total? 

She ran 21 miles. 

200

Find the area of a 4 cm x 6 cm rectangle. 

24 square cm

300

Draw a tape diagram to solve.

7 x 6 = 

7 boxes of 6 = 42

300

What model would you use to solve this problem?

Mrs. Fricke set up 6 rows of 5 desks. How many desks did she set up in all?

An array because it is talking about rows!

300

How can you use a 5's fact to solve 10 x 6. 

5 x 6 = 30

30 +30 = 60

10 x 6 = 60

300

There are 6 Halloween spiders. How many legs in all?

6 x 8 = 48 legs

300

Find the area of a 2 foot x 9 foot garden. What is the area of the garden?

18 square feet

400

Look at this equation.

4 x 3 = 12

Kendra says the repeated addition equation to represent this is 4 + 4 + 4 + 4. Maggie says it is 3 + 3 + 3. Who is correct? 

Neither! The first factor tell the number of groups, and the second factor tells the size. So it should be 4 groups of 3, or 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

400

What model would you use to solve this problem?

There are 12 vases with 3 flowers in each vase. How many flowers are there in all?

Equal groups! The problem is describing equal groups of flowers. 

400

How can you use a 3's fact to solve 6 x 6?


3 x 6 = 18

18 + 18 = 36

6 x 6 = 36

400

Jenny and 7 friends go to a haunted house. They each scream 5 times. How many times did they scream in all? 

8 x 5 = 40 screams 

400

Miss Hoppe's rug is 8 feet by 10 feet and Mrs. Brown's rug is 7 feet by 12 feet. Find the area of both rugs. Whose rug has a larger area?

8 x 10 = 80 square feet

7 x 12 = 84 square feet

Mrs. Brown's is larger