Multiplicative thinking resources

Students identify multiples of 5 and of 3, and explain their reasoning.

Students use doubling and halving to solve a number of multiplication problems.

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

Students multiply two numbers, then divide the total by 3 and by 6.

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

Students carry out calculations involving multiplication of whole numbers by decimal numbers.

Students show how they would carry out estimation of multiplication tasks.

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

For this NEMP task students answer a series of questions about fractions.

For this NEMP task students answer a series of 7 questions covering many aspects of Number operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Students convert millilitres to litres and vice versa when working out quantities of bottles and glasses of fizzy drink for a party.

Students calculate how price changes affect a purchase.

Students calculate the cost of a set of books given unit prices for an individual book.

Students identify the larger of two improper fractions and drag a number of improper and mixed fractions into ascending order.

This practical task requires students to use a 1 metre measure to estimate the dimensions of a room, and then calculate the volume of the room.

Students show how they estimate in some multiplication problems and come up with sensible estimates.

In this practical task students drag fractions of different fish onto the body of a shark.

Students express a distance as a percentage of the distance of a whole journey, and calculate percentages or fractions of parts of the journey.

Students calculate an exact square root and estimate approximate square roots by finding the length of the square flower bed of a given area, and give an explanation for their answers.

Students calculate percentages of whole numbers and convert fractions to percentages.

Students identify and give rules for when numbers are divisible by three or by nine.

Students calculate the percentage by which clothing prices have been reduced.

Students find the number of groups of a given size using division, reverse multiplication, trial and improvement, or iterative equal sharing. Students must show their working.

Students work out fractional values of whole numbers in a range of contexts and show their working.