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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?
4x7=
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?
4x9=
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?
4x6=
24!
24 m&m’s!
So for 4 bags of trail
mix, they need:
40 cheerios
28 pretzels
36 pieces of Chex cereal
24 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