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Breaking Up Arrays

• 1 Two small arrays have been combined to make a big array. What are the dimensions and product of the big array? Fill in the equation that shows how the Big Array equals the combination of the two small arrays.

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  Dimensions of the Big Array: _______________

  Product: _______________

  Equation: _______________ × _______________ = (_______________ × _______________) + (_______________ × _______________)

• 2 Draw an array for 12 7. (You don't have to draw all the boxes inside, just the shape and the dimensions.) Show how you would break up this array into two smaller arrays. Fill in the equation and solve the problem.

  Array:

  Equation: _______________ × _______________ = (_______________ × _______________) + (_______________ × _______________)

  Product: 12 × 7 = _______________

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