Each boy is wearing 2 shoes. There are 4 boys.
Let’s add the shoes.
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
How many times do you see the number 2?
We can write this sum a different way.
Answer
Answer
4
4 × 2 = 8
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Each monkey has 2 bananas. There are 6 monkeys.
Addition sentence:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12
Multiplication sentence:
6 × 2 = 12
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Answer
Each dog has 4 legs. There are 3 dogs here.
How do we write this as an addition sentence?
How do we write it as a multiplication sentence?
4 + 4 + 4 = 12
3 × 4 = 12
There are 4 flowers in each vase. There are 5 vases here.
Answer
Answer
How do we write this as an addition sentence?
How do we write it as a multiplication sentence?
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20
5 × 4 = 20
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Addition
Multiplication
Answer
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3
6 × 3
18
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
7 + 7 + 7
4 + 4 + 4 + 4
5 × 5
3 × 7
4 × 4
25
21
16
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Each horse has 4 legs. There are 6 horses here.
How do you write this as a multiplication sentence?
How many legs do the horses have altogether?
Answer
Answer
6 × 4 = 24
24
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 =
Answer
24
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Sam had 3 puppies. Each puppy had 2 toys.
How many toys were there altogether?
How do you write that as a multiplication sentence?
Answer
Answer
6
3 × 2 = 6
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How many legs have…
…3 cats?
…6 cats?
…4 cats?
4 × 4 = 16
Answers
3 × 4 = 12
6 × 4 = 24
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