Multiplicative thinking resources

Student work out the side lengths and area of a tapa cloth from the measurement of a small section of it, converting between cm and metres.

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

Students break amounts into a number of equal sized groups.

Students work out how many doses in a larger measure of medicine.

Students calculate percentages of whole numbers.

Students work out problems about the weight and price of chocolate bars from some given information.

Students calculate the amount of money saved from given percentage discounts on bikes.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of a composite shape.

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 use division to solve story problems.

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

Students solve story problems involving multiplication and division.

Students calculate how many adults got into a concert for free using information about the number of concert-goers and the ratio of free adults to children.

Students calculate multiplication problems.

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

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

Students use a diagram of a netball court and soccer field to calculate area.

In this practical task, students use plastic coins and paper notes to work out three different ways to make the same amount of money.

Students convert speeds of vintage cars into kilometres per hour, and calculate distances travelled at these speeds.

Students calculate the volume of 3-dimensional shapes made up from cubes.

Students answer questions about the total capacity in litres given the number of cups that fill the containers.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of three composite shapes.

Students calculate the cost of several cans of soft drinks, the maximum number bought for a given cost, and the change given after buying several cans.

Students find fractional amounts of a total number of Easter eggs.