📊🤔 Explore B - Lesson 3.22 One as a Factor

Part 1

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If there is one marble in a bag, how many total marbles would be in 8000 bags?

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Part 2

3 x 1

3 + 1

What are the differences between these two expressions?

The Identity Property of Multiplication states that the product of any number and 1 is that number.  A number's identity does not change when multiplied by 1.

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Part 3

a) A scientist found 4 eggs and 4 nests.  Each nest had the same amount of eggs.  How many eggs were in each nest?

Draw a picture to represent the problem.

b) 7 students need to share 7 pencils equally.  How many pencils will each student receive?

What changed in each division equation?  The factors.

What do you notice about the answer to each division problem?