Multiplication and Division Word Problems
Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities
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If you tell your child 'there are 7 boxes with 9 pencils in each — how many pencils?', can they recognise it as a multiplication problem and solve it correctly?
Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities
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- Solve an equal-groups word problem using multiplication
- Solve a measurement division problem (e.g. 'How many 4-cm pieces from a 28-cm ribbon?')
- Solve an array/area word problem using multiplication
“If you tell your child 'there are 7 boxes with 9 pencils in each — how many pencils?', can they recognise it as a multiplication problem and solve it correctly?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards