Multiplication and division

There are 227 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division
Four goodness sake
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Four goodness sake

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Use 4 four times with simple operations so that you get the answer 12. Can you make 15, 16 and 17 too?
The tomato and the bean
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The tomato and the bean

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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At the beginning of May Tom put his tomato plant outside. On the same day he sowed a bean in another pot. When will the two be the same height?
A-magical number maze
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A-magical number maze

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This magic square has operations written in it, to make it into a maze. Start wherever you like, go through every cell and go out a total of 15!
Mystery Matrix
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Mystery Matrix

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
Back to School
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Back to School

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Mr. Sunshine tells the children they will have 2 hours of homework. After several calculations, Harry says he hasn't got time to do this homework. Can you see where his reasoning is wrong?
Oranges and Lemons
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Oranges and Lemons

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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On the table there is a pile of oranges and lemons that weighs exactly one kilogram. Using the information, can you work out how many lemons there are?
Throw a 100
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Throw a 100

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you score 100 by throwing rings on this board? Is there more than way to do it?
Rocco's Race
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Rocco's Race

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Rocco ran in a 200 m race for his class. Use the information to find out how many runners there were in the race and what Rocco's finishing position was.
The Genie in the Jar
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The Genie in the Jar

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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This jar used to hold perfumed oil. It contained enough oil to fill granid silver bottles. Each bottle held enough to fill ozvik golden goblets and each goblet held enough to fill vaswik crystal spoons. Each day a spoonful was used to perfume the bath of a beautiful princess. For how many days did the whole jar last? The genie's master replied: Five hundred and ninety five days. What three numbers do the genie's words granid, ozvik and vaswik stand for?
Super Shapes
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Super Shapes

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The value of the circle changes in each of the following problems. Can you discover its value in each problem?