Multi-Step Multiply & Divide
Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling problems and correspondence problems where n objects are connected to m objects
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“If a recipe for 4 people needs 3 eggs, can your child work out how many eggs are needed for 8 people — recognising it as a doubling or scaling problem?”
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- Activity. Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling problems and correspondence problems where n objects are connected to m objects
What to notice. Solve a scaling problem (e.g. 'the ribbon is 3 times as long') • Solve a correspondence problem (e.g. '4 shirts and 3 trousers — how many outfits?') • Solve a missing-number multiplication or division problem
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If a recipe for 4 people needs 3 eggs, can your child work out how many eggs are needed for 8 people — recognising it as a doubling or scaling problem?
Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling problems and correspondence problems where n objects are connected to m objects
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- Solve a scaling problem (e.g. 'the ribbon is 3 times as long')
- Solve a correspondence problem (e.g. '4 shirts and 3 trousers — how many outfits?')
- Solve a missing-number multiplication or division problem
“If a recipe for 4 people needs 3 eggs, can your child work out how many eggs are needed for 8 people — recognising it as a doubling or scaling problem?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
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