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Multiplication Through Stories
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Multiplication Through Stories
Solve each story problem. You can use drawings or arrays to show equal groups.
Story Problems
1.At the skate park, Oliver sees 3 racks with 4 helmets on each rack. How many helmets are there altogether?
Draw 3 groups of 4 helmets to show your thinking.
2.Levi counts 5 skateboards beside the ramp. Each skateboard has 2 wheels. How many wheels are there in total?
3.Nikau spots 4 groups of 6 cones set out for practice. Which number sentence finds the total number of cones?
- 4 + 6 = 10
- 4 × 6 = 24
- 6 − 4 = 2
- 24 ÷ 4 = 4
Arrays and Equal Groups
4.Draw an array with 3 rows of 5 stars. Then write a multiplication sentence for your array.
5.There are 6 benches beside the skate area, with 3 helmets on each bench. If each row represents one bench, which array represents the helmets?
- 3 rows of 6
- 6 rows of 3
- 1 row of 9
- 2 rows of 9
6.Complete the multiplication story using 4 × 5 = 20: There are groups of skate stickers, making stickers altogether.
Multiplication Language
7.Match each multiplication fact to the words that describe it.
- 2 × 7
- 4 × 5
- 3 × 6
- 2 groups of 7
- 3 groups of 6
- 4 groups of 5
8.Write a short skate park story that could be solved with 3 × 4 = 12. Include what the groups contain.
9.Select all the words or phrases that can describe multiplication.
- groups of
- times
- take away
- equal groups
- share equally
- multiply
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