Mental Math Strategies

6 | Multiplication facts

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Introduction

Since multiplication is a shortcut for repeated addition, we can add groups to find a given product.


Step by step | Multiplication facts

  1. Add groups to find the product.
  2. Each product can be found in two different ways.

Example | Multiplication facts

Q: 3 × 5

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A: The product of 3 and 5 can be found by adding 3 groups of 5:
5 + 5 + 5 = 15
...or by adding 5 groups of 3:
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15.

Practice | Multiplication facts

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