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Turn It Around is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on commutativity of multiplication, shown as a pair, aligned to Common Core standard 3.OA.B.5. It prints 10 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.

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Turn It Around

3.OA.B.5

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Fill in both blanks.

1.7 × 3 = ___ , so 3 × 7 = ___
2.8 × 9 = ___ , so 9 × 8 = ___
3.8 × 7 = ___ , so 7 × 8 = ___
4.9 × 5 = ___ , so 5 × 9 = ___
5.7 × 4 = ___ , so 4 × 7 = ___
6.3 × 7 = ___ , so 7 × 3 = ___
7.5 × 6 = ___ , so 6 × 5 = ___
8.9 × 8 = ___ , so 8 × 9 = ___
9.8 × 5 = ___ , so 5 × 8 = ___
10.7 × 8 = ___ , so 8 × 7 = ___

LessonPrint · 3.OA.B.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Turn It Around

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.21 and 21
  2. 2.72 and 72
  3. 3.56 and 56
  4. 4.45 and 45
  5. 5.28 and 28
  6. 6.21 and 21
  7. 7.30 and 30
  8. 8.72 and 72
  9. 9.40 and 40
  10. 10.56 and 56

Questions about Turn It Around

What does the Turn It Around worksheet cover?

It practises commutativity of multiplication, shown as a pair — 10 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.OA.B.5: Use known facts and patterns to work out harder ones. The instruction to pupils is “Fill in both blanks”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Turn It Around practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.B.5 — 3.OA.B.5, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Turn It Around is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.OA.B.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Turn It Around come with an answer key?

Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Turn It Around can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Turn It Around free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Turn It Around, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 3.OA.B.5?

Yes — “Properties of Multiplication” is a 45-minute Grade 3 plan for 3.OA.B.5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Turn It Around is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 3.OA.B.5

Use known facts and patterns to work out harder ones.

Teaching this next? Properties of Multiplication is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.OA.B.5 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.