1. Chapter 3: Multiplication
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2. There are 6 flower beds in Henry’s backyard
There are 6 flower beds in Henry’s backyard. 4 sunflower plants grow in each flower bed. How many sunflower plants are there? Draw circles to model the problem and explain how to solve it.

3. Bianca put 9 coins in each of 3 stacks
Bianca put 9 coins in each of 3 stacks. She wrote this number sentence to represent the total number of coins.
3 X 9 = 27
What is a related number sentence that also represents the total number of coins she has?
9 x 3 = C =
9 + 3 = D. 9 X 9 =

4. Connor went to a baseball tournament
Connor went to a baseball tournament. The first jump on the number line shows how many hits he got during the first baseball game. He had the same number of hits in the next two baseball games.
Write a multiplication sentence that the number line shows.

5. Write a multiplication sentence for the array.

6. Kendall made 6 cupcakes. She put 8 M & M’s on each cupcake
Kendall made 6 cupcakes. She put M & M’s on each cupcake. Tell if the number sentence could be used to find the number of M & M’s Kendall uses.
6 + 8 = Yes or No
= Yes or No
= Yes or No
6 X 8 = Yes or No

7. Select the number sentence(s) that show the Commutative Property of Multiplication.
7 X 2 =
7 X 0 = 7
7 x 2 = 2 x 7
9 x 1 = 1 x 9
7 x 1 = 7

8. There are 6 picnic tables in the courtyard
There are 6 picnic tables in the courtyard. Four students are eating lunch at each picnic table. How many students are eating in the courtyard?

9. Savannah needs 4 equal lengths of ribbon to make hair bows
Savannah needs 4 equal lengths of ribbon to make hair bows. The jump on the number line shows the length of one of the ribbons in inches. How many inches of ribbon does Savannah need?

10. Julie makes school lunches for her four children every morning
Julie makes school lunches for her four children every morning. Each child gets 3 Oreo cookies. How many Oreos will Julie need to pack lunches for two days?

11. Amy stacked 16 packages that she was going to drop off at the post office.
Select other ways Amy could arrange the same number of packages. Mark ALL that apply.
1 row of 16
8 rows of 2
6 rows of 6
3 rows of 13
2 rows of 8

12. The product of any number and is zero.
Choose the number that makes the sentence true.
The product of any number
and is zero. 1 10

13. Scott made an array to show that 7 X 4 = 28
Scott says that 4 x 7 = 28. Is he correct? Draw an array to explain your answer.
What property supports your answer? Explain.

14. Austin has a collection of baseball cards
Austin has a collection of baseball cards. He put the cards 3 equal groups with nine baseball cards in each group. How many cards does Austin have in his collection? Use the number line to show your work.

15. ________ pieces of candy
Kylie and Trevor sorted their Halloween candy.
Part A: Kylie sorts her candy into 7 piles. Each pile has 4 pieces of candy. How many pieces does she have?
________ pieces of candy
Part B: Trevor sorts his candy into 5 piles. Each pile has 4 pieces of candy in it. Write a multiplication sentence to show how many pieces of candy Trevor has. ________________________
How many pieces do Kylie and Trevor have?

16. Aiden sees 6 soccer games happening at Red Bug Lake Park
Aiden sees 6 soccer games happening at Red Bug Lake Park. Each soccer game has one referee. Write a multiplication sentence to show how many referees Aiden sees.

17. It took Colton 2 minutes to assemble each of 9 Lego mini figures
It took Colton 2 minutes to assemble each of 9 Lego mini figures. He can use 2 x 9 to find the total number of minutes he spent assembling mini figures.
Which expressions are equal to 2 x 9?
yes or no
yes or no
yes or no
yes or no

18. Mrs. White bought 3 bags of pears. Each bag contains 4 pears.
Select the number sentences that show all the pears Mrs. White buys. Mark all that apply.
= 9
= 12
3 + 4 = 7
= 12
3 x 4 = 12
6 + 6 = 12

19. Tina is making 6 banana split sundaes
Tina is making 6 banana split sundaes. She puts one banana and 3 cherries on each sundae. Part A: Write the total number of cherries and bananas she uses. Write a multiplication sentence for each. ____cherries _______bananas ____x_____=_____ ____x_____=_____ Part B: After making 6 banana split sundaes, Tina has 10 cherries and 5 bananas left. What is the greatest number of sundaes she can make with the leftover fruit using the same ingredients for all the sundaes? Draw a model and use them to explain.