3rd Grade Comparing Products Worksheet: Sort 21 Facts into Three Boxes

The worked example shows the method. First write each product: 8 × 5 = 40, 6 × 4 = 24. Then compare it with the target, 40, and write the letter in the right box.

Writing the product next to each fact keeps the two steps apart. Children who try to sort in their head often mix up less than and greater than.

Some sets hide twins. In set 3, 2 × 10 and 5 × 4 both make 20, so both letters go in the equal box. In set 4, 6 × 2 and 3 × 4 both make 12.

Watch the small facts too. 6 × 1 is 6, not 7, and 2 × 2 is 4. Remind your child that each product goes against the target number, never against the other facts in the row.

Write a few multiplication facts on cards and pick a target, like 15. Your child sorts the cards into three piles on the table, then checks by saying each product.

Comparing numbers this way builds number sense along with the facts. Open the answer key on page two to check all four sets.