Facts
6 / 2 =
3
Sarah wants to solve 2 × 4. She says: “I can break it into (2 × 2) + (2 × 1).”
Is she correct?
No - that matches the equation 2x3 not 2x4
Angel made 15 cupcakes and put them into boxes with 5 cupcakes in each. How many boxes did she use?
3 boxes
4 x 4
16
15 / 3 =
5
Sam wants to solve 5 × 9. He says: “I can break it into (2 × 9) + (9 × 3).”
Is he correct?
Yes - that is the same as 5x9
There are 45 books to put on shelves. Each shelf holds 9 books. Write an equation to model how to solve for the number of shelves needed.
45 / 9 =
6 x 3
18
24 / 6 =
4
Amber wants to solve 6 × 8. She says: “I can break it into (6 × 4) + (6 × 5).”
Is she correct?
No, that matches the equation 6x9
There are 45 books to put on shelves. Each shelf holds 9 books. How many shelves are needed to hold all 45 books?
5 shelves
3 x 8
24
36 / 6 =
6
Show how to solve:
6x8
(6 × 5) + (6 × 3)
_____ + _____
____
48
Crestview collected 56 coats in the clothing drive. They are going to sort them into 7 boxes. How many coats are in each box?
8 coats
9 x 4
36
63 / 9 =
7
Show how to solve:
8x9
(8 × 5) + (8 × 4)
_____ + _____
____
72
Our class has 22 students in it. How many partnerships can out of the 22 students?
11
6 x 8
48