Understanding the Symbol of Multiplication | 3rd Grade Maths Term 2 Unit 1

Symbol of Multiplication | 3rd Grade Maths Term 2 Chapter 1

3rd Maths: Term 2 Unit 1: Numbers

Symbol of multiplication

Symbol of multiplication

we use the symbol “×” to represent multiplication.

Illustration of 5 groups of 4 trees

4 Trees in 5 groups is 20

This can be written as 4 × 5 = 20

Illustration of 3 groups of 2 balls

Methods of Multiplication

Mutiplication of a number with other number can be done in the following ways.

(i) Dot multiplication

(ii) Repeated addition

(iii) Regrouping

(iv) Standard multiplication algorithm

(v) Lattice multiplication