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Grade 2/Multiplication

Missing Factors: Tables 2-10

Challenge worksheet focusing on finding missing factors in multiplication sentences using tables 2-10.
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Practice Questions

  1. ? × 6 = 42
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  2. 8 × ? = 64
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  3. ? × 5 = 45
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  4. 7 × ? = 49
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  5. ? × 9 = 63
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Teaching Notes

Emphasize the relationship between multiplication and division (inverse operations) to find missing factors. Encourage students to recall known facts or use division strategies.

Vocabulary
Missing factor: The unknown number in multiplication.
Inverse operation: Opposite operations, like multiply and divide.
Common Mistakes
  • Confusing factors with products.
  • Miscalculating basic multiplication facts.
  • Not understanding how division can help find a missing factor.
Differentiation
SupportUse a multiplication chart or manipulatives to visualize groups.
ChallengeCreate own missing factor problems for peers to solve.
Discussion Questions
  • How does division help us find a missing factor?
  • Can you think of a real-life situation where you'd need to find a missing factor?
  • What strategies do you use to quickly recall multiplication facts?
  • How are multiplication and division 'opposite' operations?
Extension Activities
  • Write your own missing factor problems.
  • Use a multiplication chart.
  • Guess and check.
Parent Tip

Use objects to show equal groups and ask how many are in each.

Learning Path
Skill Cluster

Number Sense & Operations, Algebraic Thinking

Estimated Time

15 minutes

Skills Practiced
Missing factorsDivision factsMultiplication facts