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An array is a rectangular collect


of objects which represent a
multiplication.

We have 3 rows of 5 counters.

We have 3 equal groups of 5 or


3 lots of 5.

The multiplication sign, ×,


means lots of.

3 lots of 5 can be written as 3 ×


5.

A multiplication sentence is
made up of 3 numbers, a
multiplication sign, × and an
equals sign, =.

The number before the × sign


tells us how many groups we
have.

The number after the × sign


tells us how many are in each
group.

The number at the end, after


the equals sign is the total
number of items.

There are 15 counters in total


so we write 3 × 5 = 15.

The larger number comes after


the equals sign and tells us how
much we have in total.
The number before the
multiplication sign is how many
groups we have and the number
after the sign is how many in
each group.

We will write a multiplication


sentence to describe how many
wings we have in total.

There are 3 butterflies, so we


write 3 in front of the
multiplication sign.

There are 2 wings on each


butterfly and so, the 2 goes
after the multiplication sign.

There are 6 wings in total on


the 3 butterflies so we write 6
after the equals sign.

The multiplication sentence is 3


× 2 = 6.

We can read this as 3 lots of 2


is 6.

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Multiplication
Sentences
What is a
Multiplication
Sentence?
A multiplication sentence is made up of 3
numbers. The first number, before the
multiplication sign tells us how many equal
groups we have. The second number, after
the multiplication sign tells us how many
are in each group. The 3rd number comes
after the equals sign and is how many there
are in total.

An example of a multiplication sentence is 3


× 5 = 15. The multiplication sentence is made
up of 3 numbers. 2 next to the multiplication
sign and one at the end, after the equals sign.

This multiplication sentence means 3 lots of


5 makes a total of 15.

It is helpful to remember that when writing


multiplication sentences for whole numbers,
the largest number goes at the end, after the
equals sign.

A multiplication sentence is a mathematical


way to write the total number of objects that
are in equal groups.

For example, below we have 3 butterflies.

Each butterfly has 2 wings.

To find the total number of wings we add the


2 wings on the first butterfly to the 2 wings
on the second butterfly to the 2 wings on the
third butterfly.

If we add 2 + 2 + 2 we get 6. There are 6


wings in total.

It is easier to think of this as 3 groups of 2


wings. Each butterfly has 2 wings and there
are 3 butterflies.

We can say that we have 3 lots of 2, which is


6 in total.

The multiplication sign is ×. The multiplication


sign is used instead of writing ‘lots of’ or
‘equal groups of’.

SO we can write 3 × 2 = 6, which means that 3


lots of 2 is equal to 6. It is quicker, easier and
takes up less space to write compared to
writing the multiplication sentence in words.

Writing
Multiplication
Sentences for Arrays
There are 2 multiplication sentences that
can be written for an array. To write a
multiplication sentence for an array use the
following steps:

1. Count the number of rows and write this


number.
2. Write the multiplication sign, ×.
3. Count the number of columns and write
this number after the multiplication sign.
4. Write an equals sign, =.
5. Count the total number of objects in the
array and write this number after the
equals sign.
6. To find the other multiplication sentence,
switch the two numbers either side of the
multiplication sign.

Arrays are often used to teach multiplication.


An array is a rectangular collection of objects
(usually counters) arranged in equal rows and
columns.

Here is an example of a multiplication array.

We have 5 counters in each row.

We have 3 rows of 5 in the array. Every row


contains 5 counters.

We can say that we have 3 rows of 5.


Because every row in the array has the same
number of counters, we can say that we have
3 ‘equal groups of’ 5 or simply, 3 ‘lots of’ 5.

When writing a multiplication sentence for


this array, we can replace the words ‘lots of’
with a multiplication sign, ×.

We can write 3 × 5 to mean 3 equal lots of 5.

The number after the equals sign tells us how


many counters we have in total in the array. If
we count all of the counters, we can see that
we have 15.

The multiplication sentence for this array is


written as 3 × 5 = 15.

This multiplication sentence means 3 lots of


5 makes a total of 15.

When writing a multiplication sentence with


whole numbers, the two smaller numbers
come first and go next to the multiplication
sign. The larger number comes last, after the
equals sign.

In a multiplication sentence, the two numbers


either side of the multiplication sign are
called factors and the number after the
equals sign is called the multiple.

If you wrote the two smaller numbers the


other way around as 5 × 3 = 15 instead of 3 ×
5 =15, this does not matter when talking
about this array.

It would mean 5 lots of 3. We can still think of


this array as representing 5 lots of 3 because
we have 5 columns, each containing 3
counters.

We have 3 rows containing 5 counters or 5


columns each containing 3 counters.

So for this array, the multiplication sentences


are:

3 × 5 = 15 or

5 × 3 = 15.

The total must come after the equals sign.

Here is another example of writing a


multiplication sentence for an array.

In this array we have 4 counters in each


column.

We have 6 columns.

There are 6 columns of 4. Because there are


an equal number of counters in each column,
we can write this as a multiplication.

We have 6 lots of 4. Remember that we can


replace the words lots of with a multiplication
sign.

We can write the multiplication sentence for


this array as 6 × 4 = 24.

There are 24 counters in total. We can count


the counters individually our repeatedly add
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 to get 24.

6 × 4 = 24 means that 6 lots of 4 makes a


total of 24.

The first number tells us how many groups


we have. The second number tells us how
many are in each group and the final number
tells us how many there are in total.

The two numbers being multiplied are called


factors and the number at the end after the
equals sign is called the multiple.

Factors multiply together to make a


multiple.

Remember that when writing a multiplication


sentence for an array, there are two possible
options.

We have 6 columns of 4 or 4 rows of 6.

We can switch the two numbers either side


of the multiplication sign.

We have 6 × 4 = 24 or

4 × 6 = 24.

How to write
Multiplication
Sentences
To write a multiplication sentence use the
following steps:

1. Count the number of equal groups and


write this number down.
2. Write a multiplication sign.
3. Count the number of objects in each group
and write this number after the
multiplication sign.
4. Write an equals sign.
5. Count the total number of objects and write
this number after the equals sign.

Here is an example of writing a multiplication


sentence to describe a problem.

We have 2 ladybirds and there are 6 legs on


each ladybird.

In total there are 12 legs.

We are asked to write a multiplication


sentence to show how many legs there are in
total.

The first step is count the number of equal


groups. The legs are in two groups. Each
ladybird is a group of legs.

We have 2 groups, so we write 2.

There are 6 legs in each ladybird, so 6 legs in


each group.

2 lots of 6 legs can be written as 2 × 6.

If we count the total number of legs, we can


see that there are 12.

This total number goes after the equals sign.

The multiplication sentence to describe this


problem is 2 × 6 = 12. It means 2 lots of 6 legs
is 12 legs.

Here is another example of writing a


multiplication sentence for a problem.

We have 5 bunches of flowers and in each


bunch there are 4 flowers.

If we count the individual flowers, there are


20 in total.

We can say that we have 5 groups of 4


flowers.

We can write this as 5 × 4.

The total number of flowers goes at the end,


after the equals sign.

The multiplication sentence is 5 × 4 = 20.

Now try our lesson on


Order of Multiplication Order of
where we learn that it does Multiplication
not matter in which order
we multiply two numbers.

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