Weekly Challenge
January 21-25, 2008

It's snowing outside. Let's make a
snowman. Each snowman needs 3 balls of snow to make the head,
middle, and bottom. If I make 5 snowmen (like the picture), how
many snowballs do I need altogether?
Complete the table below. You are learning how to multiply numbers by
3. Draw a picture to help.
Number of Snowmen
Number of Snowballs
Needed
1
1x3 =
2
2x3 =
3
3x3 =
4
4x3 =
5
5x3 =
6
6x3 =
7
7x3 =
8
8x3 =
9
9x3 =
10
10x3 =
For 4th and 5th grades: When I make my snowman, how many possible
different ways can I dress the snowman if I have a choice of 4
different hats and 3 different scarves? Show your work.