Multiplicative thinking resources

Students calculate multiplication problems.

Students solve multiplication problems.

Students share total numbers of objects according to some given ratios in a variety of contexts.

Students work out the cost of items of clothing both before and after GST has been added to them.

Students use prices of vegetables to perform all four arithmetic operations on decimal numbers.

Students calculate the cost per kilogram of three confectionery hampers.

Students answer questions by dividing a given amount of chocolate bars equally, and finding a fraction of the total amount.

Students use addition, multiplication and division operations to perform calculations.

Students perform calculations using whole numbers and negative numbers.

Students use division to solve story problems.

Students answer questions based on multiplication or division by 25, and explain how they arrived at their answer.

Students work out how many triangular prism shapes there are in larger cuboid, and answer questions about volume of both shapes.

Students match given fractions to images of milk bottles to show how full each bottle is.

Students write ratios in their simplest form.

Students identify multiples of 4 and of 6, and explain their reasoning.

Students use all four operations to perform calculations using decimal values.

Students identify square and cubic numbers mentally in a timed test.

Students calculate the area of composite shapes.

Students calculate fractions of a total number of cars. They also calculate the total number of cars, given an identified fraction of this total.

Students calculate the number of packets of biscuits that need to be sold, and how many house visits are needed to attain a given profit.

Students calculate the number of free gifts distributed at a Tennis Championship given the number of people entering and the frequency of the gifts given away.

Students identify numbers using clues which give the range within which each number falls and two factors with their remainder.

Students use multiplication to solve problems about window cleaning an office building.

Students use the scaled plan of a property to calculate the area of the pool, house, and lawn.

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