Multiplying Munchies

By: Britny Wheeler

This is Mila.

She wants to make some yummy trail mix.

Here are the ingredients she needs to make 1 bag

of trail mix:

10 cheerios

7 pretzels

9 pieces of Chex cereal

6 m&m’s

Look! 3 of Mila’s friends came over and they want

to make trail mix too!

Now they will make 4 bags of trail mix.

How many of each ingredient will Mila need

now?

For 1 bag of trail mix she needs 10 cheerios.

How many cheerios will she need for 4 bags of trail mix?

4 x 10 =

40!40 cheerios!

If Mila needs 7 pretzels for 1 bag of trail mix...

How many pretzels will she and her friends need for 4 bags of trail mix?

4 x 7 =

28!28 pretzels!

For 1 bag of trail mix, Mila needs 9 pieces of Chex

cereal.

How many pieces will she need for 4 bags of trail mix?

4 x 9 =

36!36 pieces of Chex cereal!

If Mila needs 6 m&m’s for 1 bag of trail mix…

How many m&m’s will she and her friends need to make 4 bags of trail mix?

4 x 6 =

24!24 m&m’s!

So for 4 bags of trail mix, they need:

40 cheerios28 pretzels36 pieces of Chex cereal24 m&m’s

Now Mila and her friends can make their bags of yummy

trail mix!

3rd Grade Math TEKS

(4) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. The student recognizes and solves problems in multiplication and division situations. The student is expected to:

(A) learn and apply multiplication facts through the tens using concrete models

(15) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. The student applies Grade 3 mathematics to solve problems connected to everyday experiences and activities in and outside of school. The student is expected to:

(A) identify the mathematics in everyday situations