Multiplication facts, step by step
Multiplication facts become manageable when children see them as equal groups, then practice recalling them in small doses.
The question
3 × 4
3×4
4 + 4 + 4=12
3×4=12
- 3 × 4 means 3 groups with 4 in each one — 3 rows of 4. The answer counts everything in all of them, not one row.
- That is 3 lots of 4, added up: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. The × sign is short for exactly that sum.
- So 3 × 4 = 12.
How it works.
- 01
3 × 4 means 3 groups with 4 in each one — 3 rows of 4. The answer counts everything in all of them, not one row.
- 02
That is 3 lots of 4, added up: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. The × sign is short for exactly that sum.
- 03
So 3 × 4 = 12.