Basic Multiplication Facts For Grade 2 - USA Based Math Childhood
Basic Multiplication Facts
What are the basic multiplication facts? Basic multiplication facts are used to learn the multiplication of numbers. First, let’s learn what is meant by the word multiplication. Multiplication is the sum of adding the same number repeatedly. Let's learn multiplication using Basic Multiplication facts in the following pattern.
Pattern: Multiplication can be used to add the same number over and over.
Example:
If we have 3 groups of 4 apples:
🍎🍎🍎🍎 + 🍎🍎🍎🍎 + 🍎🍎🍎🍎
This means:
4 + 4 + 4 = 12
So, we can write it as:
3 × 4 = 12
In this example, 3 is the number of groups and 4 is the number of apples in each group.
Let us take some more examples of equal groups.
(i) 5 groups of 3 mangoes:
🥭🥭🥭 + 🥭🥭🥭
+ 🥭🥭🥭 + 🥭🥭🥭 + 🥭🥭🥭
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15
5 × 3 =
15.
(ii) 4 groups of 4 brinjals:
🍆🍆🍆🍆 + 🍆🍆🍆🍆
🍆🍆🍆🍆 + 🍆🍆🍆🍆
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16
4 × 4 = 16
(iii) 3 groups of 5 cars:
🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗 + 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗 + 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
5 + 5 + 5 = 15
3 × 5 = 15
(iv) 5 groups of 2 marbles:
🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10
5 × 2 = 10
(v) 6 groups of 4 marbles:
🔵🔵🔵🔵 +🔵🔵🔵🔵 +🔵🔵🔵🔵 +🔵🔵🔵🔵 +🔵🔵🔵🔵 +🔵🔵🔵🔵
4 +4 +4 +4 +4 +4 =24
6 × 4 = 24
Learn more:
1. If a basket has 6 apples and there are 2 such baskets, how many apples are there in all?
Solution:
2 groups of 6 apples:
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6 + 6 = 12
2 × 6 = 12
Answer: 12 apples
2. There are 4 groups of 2 oranges each. How many oranges are there in all?
Solution:
4 groups of 2 oranges:
🍊🍊 + 🍊🍊 + 🍊🍊 + 🍊🍊
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
4 × 2 = 8
Answer: 8 oranges
3. There are 5 groups of 6 leaves each. How many leaves are there in all?
Solution:
5 groups of 6 leaves:
🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 + 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 + 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 + 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 + 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30
5 × 6 = 30
Answer: 30 oranges
4. There are 3 student player teams. Each team has 6 players. How many players are there in all?
Solution:
3 groups of 6 players:
👤👤👤👤👤👤 + 👤👤👤👤👤👤 + 👤👤👤👤👤👤
6 + 6 + 6 = 18
3 × 6 = 18
Answer: 18 players
5. A group has 4 birds. There are 4 such groups. How many birds are there in all?
Solution:
4 groups of 4 birds:
🐦🐦🐦🐦 + 🐦🐦🐦🐦 + 🐦🐦🐦🐦 + 🐦🐦🐦🐦
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16
4 × 4 = 16
Answer: 18 birds
7. There are 4 groups of 3 marbles each. How many marbles are there?
Solution:
4 groups of 3 marbles:
🔵🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵🔵 + 🔵🔵🔵
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
4 × 3 = 12
Answer: 12 marbles
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