Question

Leila's bookshelf has 4 shelves. Each shelf has 9 books. Write a multiplication sentence to tell about the books. Explain what each number in the multiplication sentence means.
Ms. Sue
4 shelves times 9 books

4 * 9 = ?

4 x 9 = 36

4 represents how many shelves
9 represents how many books are in each shelf
36 represents how many books are in each shelf


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okay 4 represents the shelves 9 represents how many on the shelf 4 times 9 is 36 in 36 how many books are in each shelf.

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