Multiplication and division

There are 227 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division
Twenty Divided into Six
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Twenty Divided into Six

Age
7 to 11
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Katie had a pack of 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. She arranged the cards into 6 unequal piles where each pile added to the same total. What was the total and how could this be done?
Amy's Dominoes
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Amy's Dominoes

Age
7 to 11
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Amy has a box containing domino pieces but she does not think it is a complete set. Which of her domino pieces are missing?
Calendar Calculations
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Calendar Calculations

Age
7 to 11
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Try adding together the dates of all the days in one week. Now multiply the first date by 7 and add 21. Can you explain what happens?
Tom's Number
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Tom's Number

Age
7 to 11
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Work out Tom's number from the answers he gives his friend. He will only answer 'yes' or 'no'.
Pies
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Pies

Age
7 to 11
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Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
Pumpkin Pie Problem
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Pumpkin Pie Problem

Age
7 to 11
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Peter wanted to make two pies for a party. His mother had a recipe for him to use. However, she always made 80 pies at a time. Did Peter have enough ingredients to make two pumpkin pies?
Next Number
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Next Number

Age
7 to 11
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Find the next number in this pattern: 3, 7, 19, 55 ...
Forgot the Numbers
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Forgot the Numbers

Age
7 to 11
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On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?
Make 100
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Make 100

Age
7 to 11
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Find at least one way to put in some operation signs to make these digits come to 100.