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Shifting Times Tables Game

Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

In this activity, the computer chooses a times table and shifts it. So the four times table $4, 8, 12, 16 ...$ shifted by 3 would become $7, 11, 15, 19 ...$

Can you work out the table and the shift each time?

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Why not try the problem Shifting Times Tables to explore this a little further?

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