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title: "Swap the Numbers"
description: "Math story: Now there are 8 rows with 3 dots each. 8 times 3 is also 24! When you multiply, you may swap the numbers. What is 9 times 2?"
canonical: "https://www.mathapex.app/en/math-stories/multiplication/swap-the-numbers/"
language: "en"
video: "https://www.mathapex.app/media/stories/videos/en/swap-the-numbers.fd20034b.mp4"
duration: "PT34S"
worksheet: "https://www.mathapex.app/media/stories/worksheets/en/swap-the-numbers.fa293474.pdf"
---

# Swap the Numbers

Math story 100 · Multiplication · Grade 3 · 0:34

## Read the story

Look: 3 rows with 8 dots each. 3 times 8 is 24.

Now we turn the picture.

Now there are 8 rows with 3 dots each. 8 times 3 is also 24!

When you multiply, you may swap the numbers.

**What is 9 times 2?**

## Answer and working

Correct! 2 times 9 is 18. So 9 times 2 is also 18.

`9 × 2 = 18`

## Worksheet to practise along

Two-page printable task sheet (A4): the question from the video, five more tasks on the same topic, a puzzle, plus solutions and a short note for parents and teachers – free, no sign-up.

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