Multiplication and Division Fact Families

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What is a fact family?

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A fact family is a group of related math facts that use the same numbers. For example, the numbers 3, 4, and 12 can create the fact family: 3 x 4 = 12, 4 x 3 = 12, 12 ÷ 3 = 4, and 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

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What does multiplication mean?

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Multiplication is a way to add a number to itself a certain number of times. For example, 4 x 3 means adding 4 three times: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.

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What does division mean?

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Division is splitting a number into equal parts. For example, 12 ÷ 4 means splitting 12 into 4 equal parts, which equals 3.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. This means that if you multiply two numbers, you can divide the product by one of the numbers to get the other number.

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What is the missing number in the fact family: 5 x ? = 30?

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The missing number is 6, because 5 x 6 = 30.

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What is the missing number in the fact family: ? x 4 = 28?

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The missing number is 7, because 7 x 4 = 28.

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If 9 x 3 = 27, what is the related division equation?

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The related division equation is 27 ÷ 3 = 9.

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What is the product of 6 x 8?

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The product of 6 x 8 is 48.

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If 72 is the product, what are two possible factors?

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Two possible factors are 8 and 9, because 8 x 9 = 72.

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What is the fact family for the numbers 2, 3, and 6?

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The fact family is: 2 x 3 = 6, 3 x 2 = 6, 6 ÷ 2 = 3, and 6 ÷ 3 = 2.