Multiplicative thinking resources

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.

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

Students calculate the perimeter and area of a composite shape.

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

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

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

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