To find out how many stars there are, you could add.
+ 2 red + 2 blue = 6 stars2 yellow
However, if you have equal groups of something you can use
I see three groups of two.
x 2 = 6 stars3 groups
If you are having a party and you want to have lots of sodas, you can use multiplication.
Sodas come in groups of six.
Five groups of six would be 30 sodas.
5 x 6 = 30 sodas
Sometime multiplication can be used when objects are in rows or columns,
or arrays.
Here is an array of flowers.
There are 3 rows of 6 flowers.
3 x 6 = 18 flowers.
How many groups?
How many in each group?
There are 3 groups of 4 balloons.
Equal numbers are in each group.
Multiplication can be used!
3 x 4 = 12 balloons
How many groups?
How many in each group?
There are 4 groups of 3 tires.
Equal numbers are in each group.
Multiplication can be used!
4 x 3 = 12 tires
When combining EQUAL groups,
the fastest way to get the total
is by using…