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Muliplication and Equal Groups

Use equal groups and multiplication to plan a school garden.

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{
"finish": "You used equal groups to plan the garden. Well done!",
"steps": [
{
"question": "There are 4 garden beds. Each bed has 3 tomato plants. How many plants are there altogether?",
"card": "4 groups of 3 = ___",
"choices": ["7", "12", "16"],
"answer": 1,
"good": "Correct. Four groups of three make 12 plants.",
"help": "Count 3 four times: 3, 6, 9, 12."
},
{
"question": "Which multiplication sentence matches 5 rows of 2 cabbages?",
"card": "5 rows, with 2 cabbages in each row",
"choices": ["5 × 2 = 10", "5 + 2 = 7", "10 ÷ 2 = 5"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Yes. Five groups of two equal 10.",
"help": "Multiplication helps us count equal groups quickly."
},
{
"question": "A class plants 6 rows of 4 beans. How many bean plants do they plant?",
"card": "6 × 4 = ___",
"choices": ["10", "20", "24"],
"answer": 2,
"good": "Excellent. Six groups of four make 24.",
"help": "Count in fours six times: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24."
},
{
"question": "Which picture description shows 3 × 5?",
"card": "Choose the equal groups.",
"choices": ["3 groups of 5 seeds", "3 seeds and 5 seeds", "5 groups of 3 and 2 extra seeds"],
"answer": 0,
"good": "Exactly. Three equal groups of five are 3 × 5.",
"help": "The first number tells us how many groups. The second tells us how many are in each group."
}
]
}

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