Multiplication word problems
The question
How many ration packs does Sato have in all?
Sato filled 6 crates with 9 ration packs in each. Sato also has 7 spare parts.
Sato filled 6 crates with 9 ration packs in each. Sato also has 7 spare parts.
numbers:69
6 × 9
asked:How many ration packs does Sato have in all?
6 × 9 =54
54 ration packs
- Read the whole story first, before picking out numbers.
- The numbers are 6 and 9. What to do with them comes from the story.
- Equal groups, and you are told how many groups and how big each one is — that is a multiplication, and adding the two numbers is the mistake the story is set up to catch. So this one is a multiplication: 6 × 9.
- 6 × 9 = 54 ration packs — that answers "How many ration packs does Sato have in all?".
How it works.
- 01
Read the whole story first, before picking out numbers.
- 02
The numbers are 6 and 9. What to do with them comes from the story.
- 03
Equal groups, and you are told how many groups and how big each one is — that is a multiplication, and adding the two numbers is the mistake the story is set up to catch. So this one is a multiplication: 6 × 9.
- 04
6 × 9 = 54 ration packs — that answers "How many ration packs does Sato have in all?".