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Model Drawing for Multiplication Skills

The document provides examples of using models to solve multiplication word problems. It gives two examples of using models to solve problems involving twice as many and thrice as many. It then provides two word problems for students to solve using models, with the solutions shown.

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Model Drawing for Multiplication Skills

The document provides examples of using models to solve multiplication word problems. It gives two examples of using models to solve problems involving twice as many and thrice as many. It then provides two word problems for students to solve using models, with the solutions shown.

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Multiplication

Example 1 Working

David had 40 stickers.


Sharon had twice as many stickers as David.
How many stickers did Sharon have?

Solution:
40
The word ‘twice’
shows 2 units for
David 1 unit Sharon compared
to David who has 1
unit. Therefore, the
models are drawn as
Sharon 1 unit 1 unit shown.

?
1 unit → 40 stickers 4 0
2 units → ? stickers × 2
40 × 2 = 80 8 0
Sharon had 80 stickers.

Adapted:
Conquer Model Drawing for Lower Primary Levels
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Example 2 Working

Sue collected 65 seashells.


Ron collected thrice as many seashells as Sue.
How many seashells did Ron collect?

Solution:
65
The word ‘thrice’
shows 3 units for
Sue 1 unit
Ron compared
to Sue who has 1
unit. Therefore, the
Ron models are drawn as
1 unit 1 unit 1 unit
shown.

?
1
1 unit → 65 seashells 6 5
3 units → ? seashells × 3
65 × 3 = 195 1 9 5
Ron collected 195 seashells.

Adapted:
Conquer Model Drawing for Lower Primary Levels
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Reproducible for home/classroom use only.

STRICTLY NOT FOR SALE.
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Solve the following word problems using models. Working
1 A bus can carry 165 passengers at one time.
How many passengers can 6 buses carry?

2 Container A has 78 tennis rackets.


Container B has twice as many tennis rackets as Container A.
How many tennis rackets are there in Container B?

Adapted:
Conquer Model Drawing for Lower Primary Levels
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Reproducible for home/classroom use only.

STRICTLY NOT FOR SALE.
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Solutions:

Multiplication
1 165 passengers

1 unit

1 unit

1 unit
? passengers
1 unit

1 unit

1 unit
1 bus → 165 passengers
6 buses → ? passengers
165 × 6 = 990
6 buses can carry 990 passengers.

2 78

A 1 unit

B 1 unit 1 unit

?
1 unit → 78 tennis rackets
2 units → ? tennis rackets
78 × 2 = 156
There are 156 tennis rackets in Container B.

Adapted:
Conquer Model Drawing for Lower Primary Levels
© Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
Reproducible for home/classroom use only.
S1
STRICTLY NOT FOR SALE.
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