Sharing equally means the same for everyone. The answer is one share.
Sharing equally means the same for everyone.
Deal the things out one at a time, round and round, until none are left.
The answer is one share: what each one gets. On the frame it fits on a single row.
Check by multiplying back: the shares together make the whole.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more, with the bead frame drawn for each, and an answer key.
4. Three piles of 4 make 12, because 3 × 4 = 12.
7. Four bags of 7 make 28, because 4 × 7 = 28.
5. Two piles of 5 make 10, because 2 × 5 = 10.
3 × 6 = 18. Multiply back: three shares of six make eighteen.
Ask a grown-up to help you share twelve crackers or grapes with two or three people. Deal them out one at a time, count one person's pile, then multiply back to check.
Share twelve crackers or grapes between two or three people. Deal them out one at a time, count one person's pile, then multiply back to check.
