Coolmath.comCoolmath4kids.com

math sitesmath for kidsmath for ages 13-100algebra lessonsteachers math areaparents math areamath gamesScience MonsterSpike's Game Zone
Coolmath Books: Math Anxiety & Success, Algebra, Precalculus ReviewOTHER SITES:Finance FREAKTotally Stressed Out
 What Numbers Go Together
  Learning your times tables and number families (page 1 of 3)

lines

 

OK, this is big stuff here...  The key to getting your times tables and being able to use them in bigger math problems later on is to see how multiplication and division fit together!  These are called number families.

Look at these numbers:

2, 3, 6

What are four ways we can put these numbers together?

Check out these pictures:

Here's the 6:

6 triangles

What does this picture give us?

6 triangles split into 2 sets of 3 triangles

We get two things!

2x3=6

and

6/3=2

Look at the colors and think about it!!
Remember to read what these things mean...

2x3=6

means "2 chunks of 3"

6/3=2 means "How many chunks of 3 are in 6?"

 


How else can we put these numbers together?

2, 3, 6

Here's the 6 again:

6 squares

What does this picture give us?

6 squares split into 3 sets of 2 squares

We get two things!

3x2=6

and

6/2=3

Look at the colors and think about it!!
Remember to read what these things mean...

3x2=6

means "3 chunks of 2"

6/2=3 means "How many chunks of 2 are in 6?"

 


OK, now let's take the colors away and see what we came up with!

Here are the numbers:

2, 3, 6

We can put them together four different ways!

2x3=6 6/3=2
3x2=6 6/2=3

 

 The printing, distribution and/or downloading of these lessons is strictly prohibited. 

Click here to get back to the times tables main page!

 


.....::::::::::::::: 
HELP SUPPORT COOLMATH  :::::::::::::::.....

:::::::  link to us   :::::::   advertise with us  :::::::
 
 ||  about us  ||  safe surfing  ||  privacy policy  ||  terms of use  ||  copyrights & fair use  ||
||  math  ||  math for ages 13-100  ||  math for kids  ||  math for teachers  ||  math for parents  ||  math games  ||  algebra  ||
||  math help lessons  ||  math practice problems  ||  online math dictionary  ||  algebra books  || math anxiety  ||
||  science  ||  free online games and puzzles  ||  continuing teacher education  ||

Thanks for visiting Coolmath4kids.com
© 1997-2007 Coolmath.com, Inc.