Multiplicative thinking resources

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.

Students answer question about partitioning pizzas between people.

Students solve practical word problems.

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.

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

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

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

Students answer questions about the difference between a range of given times in minutes.

Students explain multiplication estimation methods used to solve word problems.

Students interpret a pie graph to answer multiple choice questions.

Students identify different ways that given amounts of money can be made up using a range of coins and notes.

Students answer questions that involve calculating the capacities of different situations.

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

Student solve multiplication and division problems that involve money.

Students use rates to solve word problems involving cooking and preserving.

Students work out the cost and the weights of buying several bags of flour.

Students calculate the area of an extension to a cottage and the area around the buildings.

Students calculate scores for teams at a school swimming sports.

Students increase and decrease quantities by given percentages.