Given statement :
Jayson planted 3 rows of seedlings in pots. Each row had 12 seedlings.
now, let's Answer the questions asked :
1. How many seedlings did he planted in all ?
2. What did Jayson plant in pots ?
- He planted seedlings in the pots
3. How many rows of seedlings are there ?
- There were 3 rows of seedlings
4. How many seedlings does each row have ?
- Each row have 12 seedlings
5. What is asked in the problem ?
- The term asked in the problem is to find the total number of seedlings planted in all.
6. How can we mentally find the answer to the problem ?
- We can find the answer by multiplying the number of rows of seedlings by total seedlings in each row.
that is :