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Four plates of three
🍽️plates🍎apples🌷vases✖️times
Groups of things.
The big ideaThe first number is how many groups. The second number is how many in each.

How it works

The first number is how many groups. The second number is how many in each.

4 × 3 means 4 groups of 3.

Add the groups to find the total.

4 × 3 = 12
4 groups of 3: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12.

Example 1: Read a table

  1. A table has 2 plates with 4 apples on each.
  2. 2 groups of 4.
  3. The sentence is 2 × 4.

Example 2: Tell a tale

  1. The card says 4 × 3.
  2. That means 4 vases with 3 flowers in each.
  3. 4 × 3 = 12 flowers.

Example 3: Write it

  1. 4 plates with 6 apples on each plate.
  2. 4 groups of 6.
  3. The sentence is 4 × 6, and 4 × 6 = 24.

Words to know

group
A set of things together.
equal groups
Groups with the same number in each.

Watch out

Try it

  1. 5 plates with 2 cookies each. Which sentence says it?
  2. What does 3 × 6 mean?
  3. How many in 3 groups of 6?
  4. What is the first number in 4 × 3?
Answers: 1. 5 × 2 · 2. 3 groups of 6 · 3. 18 · 4. the number of groups
For grown-upsSet the table and say 'four plates with three crackers each'.
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