Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
Start working out the multiplication in reverse......
What do you know about the last digit if the answer ends in a 7?
Properties of numbers. Factors and multiples. Workshop. Selecting and using information. Place value. Multiplication & division. Working systematically. Divisibility. Integers. Algorithms.
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