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7.03 Patterns with multiplication

Lesson

Are you ready?

Do you remember how to use repeated addition to solve multiplication?

Write this addition as a multiplication.

$4+4+4$4+4+4

Learn

When we need to multiply, it can help to see if there are any patterns that help us. Let's look at some in this video.

Apply

Complete the following pattern.

  1. Start at $1$1 and double the answer each time.

    $1$1, $\editable{}$, $\editable{}$, $\editable{}$

 

Remember!

When we find a pattern with multiplying, we can use that to solve other multiplication problems.

Outcomes

3.OA.D.9

Identify patterns in a multiplication chart and explain them using properties of operations. For example, in the multiplication chart, observe that 4 times a number is always even (because 4 x 6 = (2 x 2) x 6 = 2 x (2 x 6), which uses the associative property of multiplication) or, for example, observe that 6 times 7 is one more group of 7 than 5 times 7 (because 6 x 7 = (5 + 1) x 7 = (5 x 7) + (1 x 7), which uses the distributive pro

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