Explain how addition is related to multiplication in the problem 2x5. If you had 10 crackers and wanted to give 2 more friends the same amount, how many more crackers would you need? If you have two bat wings and add three more, how many do you have? If you double that amount, how many do you have now? How can multiplication help you decide if a sale is a good price? How can you use multiplication to compare values?

Alex scored two goals at the soccer game, but his friend Jackson scored three times as many - how many goals did Jackson score? What do you need to do if you know the total and only one factor in a multiplication problem? What do you have to do to compare two values? In what situations in real life do you need to know how to multiply or compare values? The witch is offering you three batwings for six coins, and batwings are usually worth twice the price of a mushroom - is this a deal? You can have seven eyes of newt in exchange for thirty thimbleberries, and one eye of newt is usually worth about four thimbleberries - is this a deal?