MathsYear 6Multiplication & Division

Multi-step multiplication and division problems

Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; use estimation to check answers to calculations and determine an appropriate degree of accuracy

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a big box of 24 chocolates ๐Ÿซ. You want to share them equally between 4 friends, then each friend gives half of theirs to their mum.

  2. 2

    How many chocolates does each friend get first? (24 shared between 4)

  3. 3

    Let's solve together: 24 chocolates รท 4 friends = ? Then each gives half to mum.

  4. 4

    Now try: 30 stickers shared between 5 friends, then each gives a third to their teacher. How many stickers does the teacher get from one friend?

  5. 5

    What is 30 รท 5?

  6. 6

    Then a third of 6 is?

  7. 7

    A baker makes 48 cookies. He packs them into boxes of 8. Then he gives half of each box to a neighbour. How many cookies does the neighbour get from one box?

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