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Question from Patricia, a parent:

Ray makes an array that has four rows of four counters. He wants to make two more arrays using the same number of counters. He wants more than one counter in each row. What two arrays can he make?

Ray makes an array that has four rows of four counters.

How many counters is this - and what did you do with the "four" and the other "four" to get the answer?

He wants to make two more arrays using the same number of counters. He wants more than one counter in each row.

What other whole numbers, both bigger than 1, could you do this with to get the same answer?

What two arrays can he make?

Remember that (say) 3 rows and 5 columns is not the same as 5 rows and 3 columns!

Good Hunting!
RD

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