Four operations

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have a big bag of 24 sweets 🍬. Four operations means adding, taking away, multiplying, or sharing them out.

2. 2

   Which operation means 'sharing equally'?

3. 3

   Share 12 sweets equally between 3 friends — how many does each get?

4. 4

   Let's see how addition and multiplication are linked. 4 + 4 + 4 = ?

5. 5

   What is 5 × 3? (Think: 5 groups of 3)

6. 6

   Now try the opposite: if 20 sweets are shared into 4 equal bags, how many in each bag?

7. 7

   If 8 × 6 = 48, what is 48 ÷ 6?