How To Use The Equal Groups Method for Multiplication and Division

Equal Groups is a technique to simplify multiplication and division calculations by organizing numbers into sets of the same size.

Here's how to apply the Equal Groups technique for multiplicaion:

1. The first number is the number of items in each set.
2. The second number is the number of sets.
3. Count the total number of items to determine the product.

Here's how to apply the Equal Groups technique for division:

1. The first number is the total number of items in all the sets.
2. The second number is the number of sets.
3. Distribute the items so that there are an equal number of items in each set.
4. The number of items in each set is the quotient.

For example, let's consider the multiplication equation 2 × 3:

1. The first number is 2, which means that there are 2 items in each set.
2. The second number is 3, which means that there are 3 sets.
3. Count the total number of items in all the sets.