An Array a Day

Llygaid Mathemateg does Multiplication!

What do you notice?

Which multiplication fact does this array represent?

Can you rearrange the eggs to represent a different multiplication fact?

How many different multiplication facts can you represent using these eggs?

 

What do you notice?

Which number sentence does this array represent?

6 + 7 = 14

6 x 6 = 36

42 = 6 x 7

What do you notice?

  1. Write a number sentence to represent this array.

Spot the Imposter

5 X 5 = 25 5 + 5 = 10

 

Explain the mistake

24 = 6 + 4

6 - 4 = 24

6 ÷ 4 = 24

True or False?

24 = 6 x 4 and 24 = 4 x 6. Prove it.

What is the same? What is different?

  1. Can you find one thing that is the same about these pictures and one thing that is different?

  2. Can you write equations for each picture? What is the same and what is different about the equations?

  3. How many differences and similarities can you find? Can you find any that no-one else notices?

 

What do you notice?

  1. Write an equation to represent this array.

  2. Can you write more than one equation to represent this array?

  3. How many different equations can you write to represent this array?