What needs to be done in order to solve multiplication problems? Isn’t it enough to just multiply the numbers that we’re given?
No! Because…
What’s more important is UNDERSTANDING the multiplication problems.
This is why we’re bringing you some multiplication problems today where YOU WON’T NEED TO USE MULTIPLICATION, but rather, TO THINK CRITICALLY.
Ready? Read and answer this multiplication problem carefully:
Is enough information provided to solve the problem?
What would your answer be? Think about it carefully! We don’t have enough information to know how many necklaces Mario made!
We’re going to try another kind of problem:
Have you read through all the options carefully?
The correct answer is…
Want to try something a little more challenging?
Give this last one a shot:
Be careful, you need to read all of the options carefully!
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