Multiplicative thinking resources

Students calculate the number of logs stacked by a group of children using information about the amount paid per log.

Students calculate fractions of whole numbers using number of goals scored in a soccer season.

Students identify given fractions of sets.

Students perform addition, subtraction and division calculations based on numbers of coloured jelly beans.

Students perform calculations involving rates of pay, distances, and quantities.

Students demonstrate their understanding of order of operations by explaining how a correct answer is calculated.

Students use addition and multiplication to work out the cheapest of several price options.

This task requires students to exhibit multiplication basic facts, and answer story problems about vegetables that require multiplication.

Students convert units of weight - milligram, gram, kilogram, and tonne, in order to answer questions about potatoes.

Students use multiplication and division to work out the number of boxes of cherries picked, and cartons filled.

Students calculate the numbers of pieces of fruit and vegetables divided evenly into bags, and any remainder.

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

Students estimate (and explain how) the area of two islands on a grid.

Students calculate the cost of multiple CDs given the unit cost for a single CD.

Students share total numbers of objects according to some given ratios in a variety of contexts.

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 calculate the area of composite shapes.

Students use fractions as operators to find unit fractions of a given whole number.

Students halve and double a range of numbers.

Students estimate and explain how they estimated their answer for two number problems: one involving multiplication; and the other division.

Students calculate the lengths and areas of a road sign.

Students perform addition, multiplication, and percentage calculations based on information about the cost of buying and posting computer programs.

Students write addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division story problems for given car advertisements.

Students solve multiplication problems.

Students work out the cost of items of clothing both before and after GST has been added to them.