Any order works
Turning a tray changes nothing.
3 × 2 = 6 and 2 × 3 = 6. The tray holds the same packets either way.
↳ Multiply in any order.
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Turning a tray changes nothing.
3 × 2 = 6 and 2 × 3 = 6. The tray holds the same packets either way.
↳ Multiply in any order.
Nine rows of nothing.
An empty tray has 9 rows of 0 packets. So 9 × 0 = 0. Zero groups hold nothing.
↳ Any number times zero is zero.
Three easy steps.
↳ 10 adds one zero.
Many paths, one answer.
Five children solved 18 × 5 in five ways. Every one of them reached 90.
↳ Pick the way you find easiest.
Break it into friendly parts.
↳ 18 × 5 = 50 + 40
One grows, one shrinks.
Halve one number and double the other. The two changes cancel out. So 3 × 18 = 6 × 9 = 54.
↳ The product never changes.
Daljeet Kaur counts butter packets in trays. We see that order never changes a product, and we learn the zero patterns for 10, 100 and 1,000.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
Five children solve 18 × 5 in five ways. We learn to split numbers, to halve one and double the other, and to use the nearest round number.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
A dairy cooperative counts cows and litres. We split numbers by place value, fill a box grid, add the parts, and check every answer with an estimate.
~35 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
66 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
What is 9 × 0?
Beginner0
Nine groups of nothing give nothing.
A tray holds 8 rows of 5 butter packets. Daljeet turns the tray around. What does she now see?
Beginner5 rows of 8 packets, still 40
Turning a tray does not change the count. 8 × 5 = 5 × 8 = 40.
4 × 10 = ____
Beginner40
Multiplying by 10 adds one zero.
30 × 20 = ____
Intermediate600
3 × 2 = 6, and two kept zeros follow.
36 flashcards in this kit — the app reviews them with spaced repetition so the right card returns on the right day.
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