Question

A group of 9 monarch butterflies is getting ready to migrate. Write a multiplication story involving this group. Explain what fact you are using and find the product.Each Monarch butterfly has 4 bright orange wings and 6 legs.

Answer 1

We can create a multiplication story using the fact that each butterfly has 4 wings.

And to solve it we must multiply 9 by 4:

$9\times4=36$

There are a total of 36 bright orange wings.