Multiplication strategies
Word Problems
Prime or Composite
Multiplication
100

Use the double double strategy to solve 4x4

4x4=8

8x2=16



100

Luis has 15 baseball cards. His brother has 3 times as many baseball cards as Luis. Write an equation showing how many baseball cards his brother has.

3 X 15=45

100

True or false 

A prime number is a whole number that has more factors than 1 factor and itself. 

False 

100

____x8=80

8

200


Use the half ten plus one set strategy to solve 6x4.


Show your work


5x4=20

4x1=4

20+4=24

200

Clairesandra bought shoes and a jacket. The shoes cost $20.00. The jacket cost four times as much as the shoes. How much was the jacket?

Show your thinking.

The Jacket cost $80.00

200

Write a prime number between 1-30.

Write all of its factors.

How do you know this is a prime number?

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29

2x1, 3x1, 5x1, 7x1, 11x1, 13x1, 17x1, 19x1, 23x1, 29x1

I know it a prime number because it is a whole number that only has factors of 1 and itself.

200

6x___=42

7

300

Use the half ten strategy to solve 5x8

Show your work

5x5=25

5x3=15

25+15=40

300

Lindsay saw 3 rows of crayons in her 24 pack of crayons. How many crayons are in each row?

There are 8 crayons in each row

24รท3=8

300

Write all the factors of the number 12.

How do you know this is a composite number?

1,2,3,4,6,12

I know it is a composite number because it is a whole number that has more that 2 factors.

300

8x9=?

Show your work.

72

400

Use the double double double strategy to solve 8x8

8x2=16

16x2=32

32x2=62

400

Ms. Wade bought a call of duty and an action figure. Call of duty cost $48.00. The action figure cost $12.00. How many more times was the game than the action figure?

Show your work

1 12

2 24

3 36

4 48

The game cost 4 times as much.

400

Write all the factors of 27

Is 27 prime or composite?

1,3,9,27

Composite

400

List 3 multiples of 12.

12,24,26,36,48,60,72

500

Use the ten minus one set strategy to solve 9x8

Show your work

10x8=80

8x1=8

80-8=72

500

The red table has 5 students. Each student brought 6 folders. The yellow table has 6 students. Each student brought 8 folders. How many folders do both groups have?

Show your work.

5x6=30

6x8=48

30+48=78

They have 78 folders al together.

500

Write all the factors of 100. 

Is 100 prime or composite?

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100

Composite

500

16x17=?

Show your thinking

240