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.
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.
The multiplication sentence that represents the number of books on Leila's bookshelf is:
4 shelves × 9 books/shelf
In this multiplication sentence, the number 4 represents the total number of shelves on Leila's bookshelf. This means that there are 4 separate horizontal platforms where the books are arranged.
The number 9 represents the number of books on each shelf. This means that on each individual shelf, there are 9 books stacked vertically.
When we multiply 4 by 9, we are finding the total number of books on all the shelves combined.
By multiplying, we can determine that Leila's bookshelf contains a total of 36 books (4 × 9 = 36).
4 shelves times 9 books
4 * 9 = ?