Represent multiplication equations in different ways | Maths

Starter quiz

Look at the expressions 4 × 0 and 4 × 1 These have been shown with cupcakes. Which has the greater amount of cupcakes?

4 × 0

4 × 1 ✓
Look at the equation 2 × 6 = 12 Select the statements that are true.

The factors are 2 and 6 ✓

The product is 12 ✓

One factor is 12

The products are 2 and 6
Match the expression to the correct product.

0 × 2

⇔

0 ✓

1 × 5

⇔

5 ✓

1 × 10

⇔

10 ✓

0 × 5

⇔

0 ✓

2 × 1

⇔

2 ✓
Using what you know about 1 as a factor what is 15 × 1 = ______

'15' ✓
In this puzzle, the numbers are multiplied as shown in the middle. What is each number being multiplied by?

'0' ✓
In this puzzle, the numbers are multiplied as shown in the middle. What is the missing number?

'25' ✓

Look at the array below, how many groups of 2 are there? Select the expression which represents this.

3 × 2

4 × 2

5 × 2 ✓

6 × 2
The order of the factors can be changed and the product remains the same. This is known as __________.

commutativity ✓

communication

commute
Look at the equation: 5 × 6 = 30 Select the statements that are true for this equation.

The factor pair is 5 and 6 ✓

The product is 6

The product is 30 ✓

The factor pair is 30 and 6
Look at the arrays. Select the correct expressions that describe the groupings.

3 × 2 ✓

2 + 2 − 2

2 × 3 ✓

2 + 2 + 2

3 + 3
Look at the array to help you fill in the gap: 5 × 2 = ______ × 5

'2' ✓
Aisha and Laura have some coins. Aisha has 20 p altogether. If Aisha has two 10 pence coins and Laura has the same 10 coins, what coins must Laura have? Laura will have 10 ______ pence coins.

'2' ✓

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Pupils may confuse the number of groups and group size.

Continue to use the number stems and arrays to highlight the relationship between the factors and products.

Commutative - An operation is commutative if the values it is operating on can be written in either order without changing the calculation.
Factor pairs - A set of two factors, which, when multiplied together, give a particular product.