Multiplicative thinking resources

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

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

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

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 multiplication problems.

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

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

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

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

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

Students calculate the number of rocks in a wall set up as an array.

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