Multiplication on a Number Line
Use equal jumps to show multiplication facts
Multiplication on a Number Line
Use equal jumps to show multiplication facts
Math - Grade 2-3
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Draw a number line from 0 to 15. Show 3 equal jumps of 5. What multiplication equation does this show, and what is the product?
Start at 0 and count by 5 three times.
This shows 3 x 5 = 15. There are 3 equal jumps, and each jump is 5 spaces, so the product is 15. - 2
A number line shows jumps from 0 to 4, 4 to 8, 8 to 12, and 12 to 16. Write the multiplication equation shown.
The multiplication equation is 4 x 4 = 16. There are 4 equal jumps, and each jump is 4 spaces. - 3
Use a number line to solve 5 x 2. What is the product?
Count by 2 five times: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
The product is 10. Five jumps of 2 on a number line land at 10. - 4
Mia made 6 jumps of 3 on a number line. What number did she land on?
Mia landed on 18. Six equal jumps of 3 make 6 x 3 = 18. - 5
Look at this multiplication sentence: 4 x 3 = 12. Explain what the 4 and the 3 mean on a number line.
In multiplication on a number line, the first number can tell how many jumps there are.
The 4 means there are 4 equal jumps. The 3 means each jump is 3 spaces long on the number line. - 6
Draw a number line to show 2 x 7. Where do you land?
You land on 14. Two equal jumps of 7 on a number line show 2 x 7 = 14. - 7
A frog jumps 5 spaces each time. If the frog makes 4 jumps starting at 0, where does it land?
Count by 5 for each frog jump.
The frog lands on 20. Four jumps of 5 spaces show 4 x 5 = 20. - 8
Which number line matches 3 x 6: a number line with 3 jumps of 6, or a number line with 6 jumps of 3? Choose one and explain.
The first factor tells the number of jumps in this worksheet.
A number line with 3 jumps of 6 matches 3 x 6. It has 3 equal jumps, and each jump is 6 spaces. - 9
Use equal jumps on a number line to solve 7 x 2.
Seven equal jumps of 2 land on 14, so 7 x 2 = 14. - 10
A number line shows 5 equal jumps and lands on 30. Each jump is the same length. How long is each jump?
Think about what number you count by 5 times to reach 30.
Each jump is 6 spaces long. Since 5 x 6 = 30, five equal jumps of 6 land on 30. - 11
Draw a number line from 0 to 24. Show 6 jumps of 4. Write the multiplication equation.
The multiplication equation is 6 x 4 = 24. Six equal jumps of 4 land on 24. - 12
Sam says 3 x 4 on a number line means 3 jumps of 4. Ava says it means 4 jumps of 3. Who is using the rule for this worksheet?
Look at which number tells how many jumps there are.
Sam is using the rule for this worksheet. The first factor tells the number of jumps, so 3 x 4 means 3 jumps of 4. - 13
A number line has jumps landing at 0, 8, 16, and 24. How many jumps are shown, and what multiplication equation does it show?
There are 3 jumps shown. Each jump is 8 spaces, so the equation is 3 x 8 = 24. - 14
Use a number line to find the missing product: 4 x 6 = __.
Count by 6 four times.
The missing product is 24. Four equal jumps of 6 land on 24. - 15
Create your own multiplication number line problem using 3 equal jumps. Then solve it.
One possible answer is 3 x 5 = 15. This uses 3 equal jumps of 5, and the number line lands on 15.