Understanding Multiples

What is a multiple of a number?

• A number that is subtracted from another number

• A number that is divided by another number

• A number that is added to another number

• A number that is the result of multiplying one number by another

Which of the following is a multiple of three?

• 13

• 11

• 9

• 7

Is 42 a multiple of five?

• Yes, because it is greater than five

• No, because it does not appear in the sequence of multiples of five

• Yes, because it appears in the sequence of multiples of five

• No, because it is less than fifty