Multiplication Strategies

Multiplication is a way to add the same number many times. For example, 3 x 4 means adding 3 four times: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3.

It represents 5 groups of 6. For example, if you have 5 rows with 6 items in each row, you have a total of 30 items.

You can say it has 4 rows of 6 or 6 columns of 4.

The product is 6, which means 2 groups of 3.

It equals 30, which is the same as 5 x 6.

You have 18 eggs, because 3 x 6 = 18.

An array is a way to organize objects in rows and columns.

It equals 12, which means 6 groups of 2.

You can write it as 5 x 4.

Addition combines numbers, while multiplication is repeated addition.