What Does the First Number Mean? is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on the first factor as the number of groups, aligned to Common Core standard 3.OA.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

One paper per pupil

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

What Does the First Number Mean?

3.OA.A.1

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Work out each answer.

1.2 × 7 means 2 groups of ___

2.9 × 7 means 9 groups of ___

3.8 × 3 means 8 groups of ___

4.5 × 8 means 5 groups of ___

5.4 × 5 means 4 groups of ___

6.8 × 2 means 8 groups of ___

7.2 × 4 means 2 groups of ___

8.6 × 3 means 6 groups of ___

9.4 × 3 means 4 groups of ___

10.5 × 2 means 5 groups of ___

11.3 × 7 means 3 groups of ___

12.5 × 7 means 5 groups of ___

LessonPrint · 3.OA.A.1 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Does the First Number Mean?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

1.7
2.7
3.3
4.8
5.5
6.2
7.4
8.3
9.3
10.2
11.7
12.7

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.OA.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.