Texas Math Models

Try “number line” or “4.5D”

Equal groups · repeated addition

24 × 6 = 144 G3

the same 144, grouped two ways 6 groups of 2424 groups of 6 6 + 6 + 6 + … + 6 = 144 24 × 6 = 144 big disk = 10 · small disk = 1 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 144 6 × 24 = 144

How this one works

How

draw 6 groups of 24, or 24 groups of 6; you land on 144 either way.

Best when

you’re learning what × means.

seen one of these on a test? See it on a real question: TEKS 3.4K, one- and two-step problems, or TEKS 3.5B, writing the equation first.

The same problem, other ways