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Missing Factors

Thirty facts with a factor missing: 7 × ___ = 42. The bridge to division.

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Grade level
Grades 3–4
Time
About 15 minutes
Answer key
Yes, page 2 of the PDF
Kids practice
Multiplication facts, Arrays and equal groups, Skip counting, Multi-digit multiplication

What kids do

“What number times the first number makes the product? Write it in the box.”

Teacher tip

Treat it as a division warm-up. Ask “What times 7 makes 42?” and then show 42 ÷ 7.

How to use it

  • Keep a multiplication chart available at first and take it away as kids get faster.
  • Start with two minutes of skip counting out loud for the tables on the sheet.
  • Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.

Watch for

Lost place value in the second partial product. Remind kids to write the zero first.

Talk about it

  • Where do you see equal groups outside of school?
  • Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?

Take it further

Have kids write a story problem for one fact and draw the groups.

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