Multiplication Explanation

 

Multiplication for 4th Standard

What is Multiplication?

Multiplication means adding the same number again and again.

Example:

3 × 4 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12

Multiplication Terms

• Multiplicand → Number being multiplied (3)
• Multiplier → How many times (4)
• Product → Answer (12)

Easy Trick

Multiplication is repeated addition.

5 × 2 = 5 + 5 = 10

Table of 4

• 4 × 1 = 4
• 4 × 2 = 8
• 4 × 3 = 12
• 4 × 4 = 16
• 4 × 5 = 20

Simple Sums

• 6 × 2 = ___
• 7 × 3 = ___
• 5 × 5 = ___
• 9 × 2 = ___

Word Problems

1. A box has 4 pencils. There are 5 boxes. Total pencils = ___
2. A child eats 2 chocolates every day for 6 days. Total chocolates = ___
3. There are 3 apples in one basket. There are 7 baskets. Total apples = ___
4. A classroom has 6 rows with 5 students in each row. Total students = ___
5. One car has 4 wheels. How many wheels do 8 cars have? ___
6. A shop sells 9 balloons in one packet. You buy 3 packets. Total balloons = ___
7. A garden has 5 trees. Each tree has 6 flowers. Total flowers = ___
8. A pack has 10 biscuits. You have 4 packs. Total biscuits = ___
9. There are 8 days in a camp. Each day, 3 games are played. Total games = ___
10. A farmer plants 7 rows of crops. Each row has 4 plants. Total plants = ___

Bigger Numbers

Example:

12 × 3 = 12 + 12 + 12 = 36

Practice Sums

• 8 × 4 = ___
• 9 × 3 = ___
• 7 × 6 = ___
• 6 × 8 = ___

Challenge

• 11 × 5 = ___
• 12 × 4 = ___