Relate Multiplication and Division
Connect multiplication and division using fact families.
3rd Grade - Math - Use Multiplication to Divide
About This Skill
On Iqleel, Grade 3 students will explore the direct relationship between multiplication and division. They will learn that these are inverse operations by creating and using fact families. For any set of related facts, students will practice writing both the multiplication and division equations, reinforcing that if you know one, you can solve the other. This skill is crucial for building fluency with division facts and deepens algebraic thinking.
Skills & Topics
- Algebra and Equations
- Problem Solving and Logic
- Number Sense and Operations
- Word Problems
- Expressions & Equations
- Properties of Operations
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fact Family
- Operations
- Factors
- Product
- Dividend Divisor Quotient
- Equation
- Inverse Operation
- Unknown
Curriculum Alignment
- AC9M3A03: recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
- ENG-MATH-Y3-MD.3: Solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects.
- NY-3.OA.6
- 3.OA.B.6: Understand division as an unknown-factor problem. For example, find 32 ÷ 8 by finding the number that makes 32 when multiplied by 8.
- 3.OA.B.6
- MA.3.AR.2.1
- MATH.3.4.J
- G3.B2.1
- BC.MATH.G3.CONTENT.05
- SG.MATH.P3.NA.WN.3.2
- AB.MATH.G3.MAT3-OI1-GQ3-LO1
- ZA.CAPS.MATH.G3.NOR.1.16