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Grade 3 Math · Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Patterns in addition and multiplication tables

Find patterns in the times table and the addition table, and say why they always work.

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×+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+40123456789100000000000001012345678910202468101214161820303691215182124273040481216202428323640505101520253035404550606121824303642485460707142128354249566370808162432404856647280909182736455463728190100102030405060708090100
Each step along the row adds 4 more.
4, 8, 12, 16: the 4s row counts by 4s.

Assumptions

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A row of the times table counts by its row number.
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A pattern you can explain always works, not only on this table.
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Even numbers split into two equal groups.
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