3rd Grade Multiplication & Division

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a way to add a number to itself a certain number of times. For example, 3 x 4 means adding 3 four times: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12.

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What is division?

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Division is splitting a number into equal parts. For example, 12 ÷ 4 means splitting 12 into 4 equal groups, which gives 3.

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What does the multiplication sentence 4 x 4 = 16 mean?

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It means that if you have 4 groups of 4, the total is 16.

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How do you write a division sentence for 12 items in 4 groups?

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You write it as 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

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If there are 3 dogs and each dog has 4 legs, how many legs are there in total?

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There are 12 legs in total (3 x 4 = 12).

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What is the result of 4 x 8?

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The result is 32.

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What does the division fact 24 ÷ 4 = 6 represent?

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It represents that if you have 24 items and you divide them into 4 equal groups, each group has 6 items.

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What is the multiplication fact for 5 groups of 3?

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The multiplication fact is 5 x 3 = 15.

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What is the relationship between multiplication and division?

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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. If 4 x 3 = 12, then 12 ÷ 4 = 3.

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How can you check your multiplication answer?

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You can check by using division. For example, if you calculated 4 x 5 = 20, you can check by doing 20 ÷ 4 = 5.