Missing numbers activity for 3 - Free Printable

Let’s solve each multiplication fact step by step. We need to find the missing number that makes each equation true.

Remember:
Multiplication means adding a number multiple times.
For example, 4 × ? = 12 → What number added 4 times gives 12? Or, what times 4 equals 12?

We can use division too:
If A × B = C, then B = C ÷ A (if A is known) or A = C ÷ B (if B is known).

Let’s go one by one:

1) 4 × ___ = 12 → 12 ÷ 4 = 3 → Answer: 3
2) 5 × ___ = 10 → 10 ÷ 5 = 2 → Answer: 2
3) ___ × 3 = 15 → 15 ÷ 3 = 5 → Answer: 5
4) 2 × ___ = 6 → 6 ÷ 2 = 3 → Answer: 3
5) ___ × 8 = 24 → 24 ÷ 8 = 3 → Answer: 3
6) 3 × ___ = 9 → 9 ÷ 3 = 3 → Answer: 3
7) ___ × 5 = 15 → 15 ÷ 5 = 3 → Answer: 3
8) 4 × ___ = 8 → 8 ÷ 4 = 2 → Answer: 2
9) ___ × 7 = 28 → 28 ÷ 7 = 4 → Answer: 4
10) 3 × ___ = 30 → 30 ÷ 3 = 10 → Answer: 10
11) ___ × 2 = 12 → 12 ÷ 2 = 6 → Answer: 6
12) 2 × ___ = 14 → 14 ÷ 2 = 7 → Answer: 7
13) ___ × 4 = 24 → 24 ÷ 4 = 6 → Answer: 6
14) 3 × ___ = 9 → 9 ÷ 3 = 3 → Answer: 3
15) ___ × 3 = 18 → 18 ÷ 3 = 6 → Answer: 6
16) 4 × ___ = 8 → 8 ÷ 4 = 2 → Answer: 2
17) ___ × 3 = 15 → 15 ÷ 3 = 5 → Answer: 5
18) 2 × ___ = 18 → 18 ÷ 2 = 9 → Answer: 9
19) ___ × 2 = 16 → 16 ÷ 2 = 8 → Answer: 8
20) 4 × ___ = 16 → 16 ÷ 4 = 4 → Answer: 4
21) ___ × 5 = 20 → 20 ÷ 5 = 4 → Answer: 4
22) 5 × ___ = 25 → 25 ÷ 5 = 5 → Answer: 5

All answers checked and verified.

Final Answer:
1) 3
2) 2
3) 5
4) 3
5) 3
6) 3
7) 3
8) 2
9) 4
10) 10
11) 6
12) 7
13) 6
14) 3
15) 6
16) 2
17) 5
18) 9
19) 8
20) 4
21) 4
22) 5