Multiplication sentences help us to use math in practical way. We can create such sentences outside the classroom by calculating large numbers of items. You can also make your own multiplication sentences via five-by-five grid of items. The grid has total 25 items. You will count the number of rows and write a times symbol. Then, write the number of columns after the symbol. The equation will be 5 × 5 (x is a times symbol). Solve the problem by writing an equal sign. The result will be 25. 5 × 5 = 25. When should we use multiplication sentences? We use these sentences when the problem has items in equal quantity in each row or column. We use addition sentence (addition of each row together) when you have one item in the first row, two in the second one, three in the fourth. The expression will be like this 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 6. Here, we don't have to figure out using a multiplication sentence. Also, you can use them to express a complete equation. It can possible when you have three items in each column and two items in each row. Mathematically, the sentence will be 2 × 3 = 6.

There are two parts to any multiplication sentence the mathematical expression and the product. The mathematical expression is the side with the factors and the times symbol. The answer formed when the mathematical expression is calculated is called the product. An array is a series of numbers or objects that are arranged into rows and columns. On the sheets you find below you will see arrays used to form product based sentences. These worksheets explain how to create a product driven statement based on information presented in an areal graph or simple array form. Most equations will involve some form of fractions.