Multiplicative thinking resources

For this NEMP task students perform a range of tasks using fractions. These include ordering, subtracting, finding an equivalent and recording as a decimal and percentage.

Students answer question about partitioning pizzas between people.

Students use multiplication and division to work out the number of boxes of cherries picked, and cartons filled.

Students answer questions that require calculations with distance, time and speed.

Students solve practical word problems.

Students express fractions, related distances covered, as percentages.

Students compute how much each of two people get when given amounts are divided according to given ratios in a variety of contexts.

Students answer questions about time and average speed given a rate of walking.

Students calculate the numbers of pieces of fruit and vegetables divided evenly into bags, and any remainder.

Students select the best estimate for division and multiplication problems involving stamps, money, and baskets of pinecones.

Students calculate times and speeds of scouts on a cycling tour.

This practical task requires students to determine the number of different coloured beads needed to thread onto a necklace by interpreting different percentages.

Students convert millilitres to litres and vice versa to answer questions about the number of 200ml cups of lemonade in litre bottles.

This practical task requires students to determine the number of different coloured beads needed to thread onto a necklace by interpreting different fractions.

This practical task requires students to determine the number of different coloured beads needed to thread onto a necklace by interpreting different decimals.

Students calculate fractions of a given number of marbles.

Students use given ratios to work out missing amounts in a variety of contexts and express a ratio in its simplest form.

This task is about using multiplication, division and subtraction to solve problems involving money.

Students estimate (and explain how) the area of two islands on a grid.

Students calculate the cost of multiple CDs given the unit cost for a single CD.

Students calculate the capacity, in millilitres, of three containers whose measurements are given in centimetres.

Using a set unit cost students find total costs for given quantities, and find the quantity for a given total cost.

In this practical task students use play money to show fractions of dollar amounts involving decimals.

In this practical task students use play money to show fractions of dollar amounts.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of a composite shape.