Multiplicative thinking resources

Students answer questions involving finding how many of one fraction goes into another fraction.

Students use estimation strategies to calculate the number of vegetables they can buy with given amounts of money.

Students explain multiplication estimation methods used to solve word problems.

Students show how to calculate maths problems involving fractions as a part and as a whole.

Students use percentages to calculate heights of a building from the total height. They then explain how to calculate another percentage.

Students convert heights of a building into the percentage of the given total height, explaining how they solved some conversions. Assessment focus is on how they calculate these heights and what strategies they use.

Students show or explain how two different fraction numbers can represent the same fraction.

Students compare fractions, identify which is larger, and explain or show their reasoning.

Students answer questions using a fraction as an operator to find the fraction quantities.

Students solve problems involving finding simple fractions of quantities, and show their working.

Students show how to divide 3-digit whole numbers into equal sized groups and identify any remainder.

Students perform decimal multiplication and division involving the cost of material, without the use of a calculator.

Students calculate the quantity and time taken for pages to be printed on a computer printer from the rate at which it prints.

Students answer questions about distance, speed and time, and identify an expression that describes the distance (kilometres) from the starting point in terms of time (minutes).

Students work out the costs and the best value for money of a range of tomato sauce bottles.

Students use ratios and proportional reasoning to compute various amounts.

Students work out how many cups of juice can be made or how many runs can be scored from given rates.

Students answer questions involving adding and subtracting fractions of food.

Students evaluate a number of expressions involving the laws of indices (exponents).

Students solve problems involving rates of pay based on a formula using powers, and compare this to a fixed rate of pay.

Students show how to break given amounts into a number of equal sized groups and find the amount each person gets.

Students calculate how many adults got into a concert for free using information about the number of concert-goers and the ratio of free adults to children.

Students circle part of a collection of fruit pictures to show their understanding of fractional numbers.

Students solve story problems involving multiplication and division.

Students use given ratios to determine the number of people performing kapa haka.