Understanding Multiplication with Arrays

What is an array in the context of multiplication?

• A type of division

• A single number

• A set of equal groups arranged in rows and columns

• A random collection of items

How many rows and columns are in the first array of eight apples?

• Four rows and two columns

• One row and eight columns

• Two rows and four columns

• Three rows and five columns

What is the multiplication sentence for an array with four rows and two columns?

• 4 times 2 equals 8

• 2 times 4 equals 8

• 8 times 1 equals 8

• 1 times 8 equals 8

If you have one row and eight columns, what is the multiplication sentence?

• 2 times 4 equals 8

• 8 times 1 equals 8

• 1 times 8 equals 8

• 4 times 2 equals 8

What remains constant when rearranging the apples into different arrays?

• The number of rows

• The number of columns

• The total product

• The multiplication sentence