Multiplication Strategies

Arrays

100

2 x 5

*****

*****

10

200

3 x 8

********

********

********

24

300

5 x 5

*****

*****                       25

*****

*****

*****

400

6 x 4

****

****

****          24

****

****

****

500

5 x 9

*********
*********
*********
*********
*********

45

Repeated Addition

100

7 x 3

3+3+3+3+3+3+3

21

200

1 x 9

9

300

7 x 2

2+2+2+2+2+2+2

14 

400

5 x 8

8+8+8+8+8

40

500

3 x 4

4+4+4

12

Equal Groups

100

5 x 3

15

200

1 x 9

9

300

2 x 7

14

400

3 x 9

27

500

5 x 4

20 

Skip Counting

100

6 x 4 

6,12,18,24

24 (skip counting)

200

6 x 3 

6,12,18

18 (skip counting) 

300

9 x 2

9,18

18 (skip counting)

400

4 x 3

4,8,12

12 (skip counting) 

500

6 x 8

6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48

48 (skip counting)

Word Problems

100

Spike has 3 friends. Each friend has a fidgit spinner. How many fidgit spinners are there? 

3x1

3 spinners 

200

Victoria has 3 jars. Each jar has 4 quarts in it. how many quarters does Victoria have? 

3x4

12 quarters

300

Charlie is bringing in cupcakes for his class. How many cupcakes will he need if there are 4 tables with 8 kids at each table? 

4x8

32 cupcakes

400

Rita is riding her bike 2 miles a day. How many miles would she have it she rode for 3 days? 

2x3

6 miles

500

Glenn is serving cookies. He decides to set out 5 plates and place 7 cookies on each plate. How many total cookies did Glenn set out? 

7x5

35 cookies