Multiplication and division

There are 227 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division
Multiply the Addition Square
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Multiply the Addition Square

Age
11 to 14
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If you take a three by three square on a 1-10 addition square and multiply the diagonally opposite numbers together, what is the difference between these products. Why?
Function Machines
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Function Machines

Age
7 to 11
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If the numbers 5, 7 and 4 go into this function machine, what numbers will come out?
Carrying Cards
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Carrying Cards

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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These sixteen children are standing in four lines of four, one behind the other. They are each holding a card with a number on it. Can you work out the missing numbers?
Twizzle's Journey
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Twizzle's Journey

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey?
One Million to Seven
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One Million to Seven

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Start by putting one million (1 000 000) into the display of your calculator. Can you reduce this to 7 using just the 7 key and add, subtract, multiply, divide and equals as many times as you like?
The Money Maze
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The Money Maze

Age
7 to 11
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Go through the maze, collecting and losing your money as you go. Which route gives you the highest return? And the lowest?
Interstellar
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Interstellar

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What number could replace * so that */5 is between 3 and 4?
Orange Drink
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Orange Drink

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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A 750 ml bottle of concentrated orange squash is enough to make fifteen 250 ml glasses of diluted orange drink. How much water is needed to make 10 litres of this drink?
Fair Feast
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Fair Feast

Age
5 to 11
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Here is a picnic that Petros and Michael are going to share equally. Can you tell us what each of them will have?
Lots of Lollies
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Lots of Lollies

Age
5 to 7
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Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?