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How do you use pictures to multiply?
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Think About It!
Goal: Define a multiplication picture and how it is used to multiply.
Caleb’s mom sent in 8 bags of broccoli to school. There are 2 pieces of broccoli in each bag. How many pieces of broccoli did Caleb’s mom send in to feed Patches? We can multiply to find out!
When we multiply, we write a multiplication sentence. A multiplication sentence is made up of two factors, a multiplication sign (\({ \times }\)), an equal sign (=), and the product. The factors tell us the number of groups and how many are in each group. The product is the answer!
Multiplication Sentence
Click on the image that shows a multiplication sentence.
9 \({ \times }\) 2
🤔 This is a multiplication expression. It does not have an equal sign or the product.
9 \({ \times }\) 2 = 18
😄 Yes! This is a multiplication equation because it has 2 factors, an (x) sign, an (=) sign, and the product!
A multiplication picture is a picture we can draw to help us multiply. It shows the number of groups and the number in each group. The first factor is the number of groups. The second factor is the number in each group. You can use circles to show the number of groups. You can use any shape to show the number in each group. Then you can add the groups or skip count to find the product!
Click to see the parts of the equation. Each part tells us what we need to make a multiplication picture!
9
the number of groups
2
the number in each group
18
the product
Now click below to learn more and find out how much broccoli there is for Patches!
8 \({ \times }\) 2 = ?
number of bags \({ \times }\) number of pieces in each bag = ?
Factors: the numbers we multiply
Logan says that you can use 8 x 2 to find the number of broccoli pieces there are. That is because there are 8 bags with 2 pieces of broccoli in each bag. 8 is the first factor. It is the number of groups, or bags. 2 is the second factor. It is the number of pieces in each group.
Multiplication picture: a picture we create to help us multiply. It shows the number of groups and the number in each group.
8 is the number of groups, or bags. 2 is the number of pieces in each bag. You can use circles and blue stars to make a multiplication picture. How many circles do you need to show the number of bags? How many blue stars do you need in each circle to show the pieces of broccoli? Click the Show Me button to see the number of circles and blue stars you need!
8 \({ \times }\) 2 = ?
The total number of stars is the product! To find the product, you can add 8 groups of 2, or skip count by 2s eight times. Click the Show Me button to see how to add 8 groups of 2 and how to skip count by 2s!
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Logan has 16 pieces of broccoli. He has enough to feed Patches!
You can find a product by drawing a multiplication picture!