Flashcard: Whole Number Multiplication and Division

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation that represents the repeated addition of a number. For example, 3 x 4 means adding 3 four times (3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12).

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What is division?

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Division is a mathematical operation that represents the process of splitting a number into equal parts. For example, 12 ÷ 3 means splitting 12 into 3 equal parts, which equals 4.

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What is the product of 309 and 29?

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8,961

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If a box contains 24 chocolate bars and there are 576 boxes, how many chocolate bars are there in total?

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13,824

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How many seats are in each row if a bus has 108 passengers and 12 rows?

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9 seats

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If each ticket costs $14 and total sales were $8,792, how many tickets were sold?

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628 tickets

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How do you find the number of items per row when you have a total and a number of rows?

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Divide the total number of items by the number of rows. For example, 1,400 seeds in 35 rows means 1,400 ÷ 35 = 40 seeds per row.

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What is the formula for multiplication?

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The formula for multiplication is a × b = c, where 'a' and 'b' are the numbers being multiplied, and 'c' is the product.

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What is the formula for division?

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The formula for division is a ÷ b = c, where 'a' is the dividend, 'b' is the divisor, and 'c' is the quotient.

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What does it mean to find the total number of items?

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Finding the total number of items means adding up all the individual items or multiplying the number of groups by the number of items in each group.