Understanding Area Using Addition

How many purses are there in total if you place 5 purses on each of 4 shelves?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

If there are 3 piles of shoes with 3 pairs in each pile, how many pairs of shoes are there altogether?

• 15

• 12

• 9

• 6

What is the purpose of drawing an array when organizing items?

• To color code the items

• To help visualize and calculate the total number of items

• To make the items look neat

• To create a shopping list