GRADE 3 MATH · CHAPTER 2

Operations & problem solving

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  1. Number & operations

    Connect multiplication facts

    Use equal groups and known facts to calculate products.

  2. Multiplication & division

    Multiply through ten

    Recall or derive multiplication facts with factors through ten.

  3. Multiplication & division

    Find a missing factor

    Find an unknown factor in a multiplication equation.

  4. Number & operations

    Use multiplication to divide

    Find the number of equal groups or the size of each group using a related multiplication fact.

  5. Word problems

    Solve equal-row stories

    Multiply the number of equal rows by the size of each row.

  6. Word problems

    Share equally in stories

    Divide a total equally among a known number of groups.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

What is 3 × 4?

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12

3 equal groups of 4 make 12. Draw 3 rows of 4, or use a known fact and check the groups.

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