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Mathematics: a garden of numbers · Lesson 03 / 06

Equal groups, fair shares

Three beds will receive the same number of seeds. A drawing of groups helps multiply and divide.

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  1. 1

    Three groups of four can be counted as 4 + 4 + 4. The multiplication 3 × 4 represents that total.

  2. 2

    Dividing 12 seeds equally among 3 beds asks how many go in each. In this situation no seed remains.

  3. 3

    Another possible question is: how many groups of 4 fit into 12? The total is the same, but now we seek the number of groups.

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Relate multiplication and division in equal-sized groups.

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Equal groups, fair shares

Drawing: [● ● ● ●] [● ● ● ●] [● ● ● ●]. There are three equal groups. Use the drawing to check each answer.
Build your answers and check when you are ready.
A moment to understand

How many groups of 4 fit into 12?

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Count the brackets in the drawing, not the seeds in each group.

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Draw 10 seeds and share them equally into two groups. Record a multiplication and a division describing your drawing.

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