Equal Groups
Array/Area Model
Number Lines
Repeated Addition
Word Problems
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7 x 3 = ?
Show as EQUAL GROUPS
21 (seven groups OF three)
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What is 2 x 9? Show as an ARRAY.
2 x 9 = 18
Two rows of nine
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How many jumps would there be in the problem 4 x 9?
Four jumps of nine.
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What is 2 x 9. Use repeated addition.
9 + 9 = 18
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Ruby has three boxes full of jewels. Each box has seven jewels. How many jewels does she have altogether?
3 x 7 = 21
200
2 x 5 = ?
Show as EQUAL GROUPS.
2 x 5 = 10
Two groups OF five
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What is 3 x 4? Show as an array.
3 x 4 = 12
Three rows of four
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How many would be in each jump of the multiplication sentence 3 x 25?
Three jumps of twenty-five
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What is 4 x 2. Use repeated addition.
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
200
Maybelle's class earned 2 bingo balls a day for 9 days. How many bingo balls did they earn after 9 days?
9 x 2 = 18
300
3 x 6 =?
Show as EQUAL GROUPS
3 x 6 = 18
Three groups OF six
300
What is 4 x 2? Show as an area model.
4 x 2 = 8
Four rows, 2 columns
300
Draw a number line and show 2 x 5.
2 x 5 = 10
Two jumps of five
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What is 5 x 3. Use repeated addition.
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15
300
Jaime has a chicken that lays 2 eggs each day. How many would he have at the end of 10 days? Draw a picture to prove your thinking.
10 x 2 = 20
400
Write a multiplication sentence to represent this image 
6 x 4 = 24
400
What is 1 x 9? Show as an area model.
1 x 9 = 9
One row of nine.
400
Draw and represent a number line to solve 6 x 3.
6 x 3 = 18
Six jumps of three
400
What is 8 x 4? Use repeated addition.
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 32
400
Tina baked four cakes an hour. She baked for some hours. She made 20 cakes. How many hours did she bake for?
4 x ? = 20
4 x 5 = 20
You can also draw a picture to show this
500
Write a multiplication sentence to represent this image. 
5 x 3 = 15
500
What multiplication sentence does this area model represent?
6 x 8 = 48
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Draw and use a number line to solve 5 x 4.
5 x 4 = 20
Five jumps of four
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What is 5 x 500? Use repeated addition.
500 + 500 + 500 + 500 + 500 = 2,500
500
Max has 2 pairs of boots. He has 6 times as many sneakers. How many boots AND sneakers does he have altogether?
2 x 6 = 12. He has 12 sneakers.
12 + 2 = 14
He has 14 boots and sneakers.