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Let’s Practice!

Can you recognize the strategy that matches the word problem?

Goal:

Goal:

You Can Do It!

Goal: Practice using the multiplication strategies with word problems. 

Can you find the strategy that matches the word problem? Then find the word problem that matches the strategy. Answer the questions to practice!

Which strategy matches the word problem?

The students collected 7 stacks of 3 cans. How many cans of cat food did they collect in total?

7 \({ \times }\) 3 = ?

  1. 7 groups of 3
  2. array of 7 by 4
  3. array of 6 by 3
  4. 8 groups of 3

Which strategy matches the word problem?

The students collected 4 piles of 6 blankets. How many blankets did they collect in all?

4 \({ \times }\) 6 = ?

  1. array of 4 by 7
  2. 5 groups of 6
  3. array of 4 by 6
  4. 4 groups of 5

Which word problem matches the strategy?

5 \({ \times }\) 9 = ?

5 groups of 9

  1. The students collected 5 piles of bones. There are 8 bones in each pile. How many bones did they collect in total?

  2. The students collected 6 stacks of 8 cans. How many cans of cat food did they collect in total?

  3. The students collected 5 piles of bones. There are 9 bones in each pile. How many bones did they collect in total?

  4. The students collected 6 piles of 9 blankets. How many blankets did they collect in all?

Which word problem matches the strategy?

8 \({ \times }\) 4 = ?

array of 8 by 4

  1. The students collected 9 piles of bones. There are 4 bones in each pile. How many bones did they collect in total?

  2. The students collected 8 stacks of 5 cans. How many cans of cat food did they collect in total?

  3. The students collected 7 piles of 4 blankets. How many blankets did they collect in all?

  4. The students collected 8 stacks of 4 cans. How many cans of cat food did they collect in total?

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