Multiplication and division

There are 238 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division
Ducking and Dividing
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Ducking and dividing

Your vessel, the Starship Diophantus, has become damaged in deep space. Can you use your knowledge of times tables and some lightning reflexes to survive?

Looking at Lego
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Looking at lego

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This task offers an opportunity to explore all sorts of number relationships, but particularly multiplication.
Bundles of Cubes
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Bundles of cubes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?
Four Go for Two
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Four go for two

Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
Shut the Box for Two
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Shut the box for two

Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
Lemons and Oranges
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Lemons and oranges

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you work out how many lemons are on the table?
Escape from the castle
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Escape from the castle

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Skippy and Anna are locked in a room in a large castle. The key to that room, and all the other rooms, is a number. The numbers are locked away in a problem. Can you help them to get out?
Asteroid Blast
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Asteroid blast

A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids.
Repeaters
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Repeaters

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13.
Arranging the Tables
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Arranging the tables

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are 44 people coming to a dinner party. There are 15 square tables that seat 4 people. Find a way to seat the 44 people using all 15 tables, with no empty places.