1. Whole Numbers
Multiplication
What will we learn today?
• Using models to solve 1 step
word problems involving
multiplication.

2. How do we use models to solve
word problems?

3. Let me show you how.
Here’s an example.

4. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?

5. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?

6. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
?

7. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
3
We will use the box to represent a shirt.

8. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
3
We will use the boxes to represent the shirts.

9. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
?
3
The boxes with the dotted lines represent the
remaining 3 shirts.

10. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
?
3
3x3=9

11. Question:
Each shirt needs 3 buttons. I need
to sew ___ more buttons for the
remaining 3 shirts?
9
3
3x3=9

12. x is the symbol to show ‘multiply’.

13. If there are 5 apples in each basket,
how many apples are there in 2 baskets?
we can write 10 x 5 to show the steps.

14. Are you ready to
try out the
questions?