Problem Solving Multiplication Equal Groups

Ms. Arellano bought 144 mini erasers. She put the mini erasers into 6 equal groups. How many erasers will be in each group?

• 6 erasers

• 24 erasers

• 7 erasers

• 25 erasers

The Forest National Zoo had 82 monkeys. Each monkey could eat 95 bananas a month. How many bananas does the zoo need each month?

• 7,460 bananas

• 7,780 bananas

• 7,450 bananas

• 7,790 bananas

Evaluate each expression if a = 2 and b = 5

b x 4 = _______

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 20

Problem Solving: There are 5 swing sets at the playground. Each swing set has v swings. If v = 3, what is the total number of swings?

• 5 + 3 = 8 swings

• 5 x 3 = 15 swings

• 5 - 2 = 3 swings

• 5 x 3 = 20 swings

Which operations should you solve first in this expression?

• 8 x 2

• 4 ÷ 2

• 8 ÷ 4

• 8 x 4

Solving a multiplication problem with repeatedly adding the same number over and over.

• equal rows and colomns

• equal groups

• repeated addition

Using the commutitve property of multiplication find the two multiplication sentences that show this property.

• 7 x 5 =35

• 7+7+7+7+7=35

• 7 groups of 5

• 5 x 7 = 35

5 X 5 =

3 X 2 =

Find the Commutitive property match for this multiplication sentence.

• 7+7+7=21

• 3 X 7 =21

• 7321