COMMON CORE SMP GROUPING GETTING STARTED 1. 4. 3 X 3 X -3 3 X 3 3 X 2 1 Explore patterns to develop rules for multiplication of integers and inverse operations to develop rules for division of integers. SMP 1, SMP 2, SMP 7 Work individually. 0 In each of the following sets of problems, complete the products you know, then look for patterns to fill in the missing entries. |#|| 3. Write a rule for multiplying a positive number and a negative number. = 12 8 ci 6 4 3 6. Write a rule for multiplying two negative numbers. 5. 3 X X X X X X 55555 X X X 6 6 ||||||||||||| |||||||||| 20 15 10 12 "6