Multiplication and division

There are 238 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division
Adjacent Factors
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Adjacent factors

Age
11 to 14
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Two numbers can be placed adjacent if one of them divides the other. Using only $1,...,10$, can you write the longest such list?
Ones Only
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Ones only

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Find the smallest whole number which, when mutiplied by 7, gives a product consisting entirely of ones.
Why 8?
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Why 8?

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Choose any four consecutive even numbers. Multiply the two middle numbers together. Multiply the first and last numbers. Now subtract your second answer from the first. Try it with your own numbers. Why is the answer always 8?
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?
Penta Post
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Penta post

Age
7 to 11
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Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
Clever Santa
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Clever santa

Age
7 to 11
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All the girls would like a puzzle each for Christmas and all the boys would like a book each. Solve the riddle to find out how many puzzles and books Santa left.
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?
Debasing the Coinage
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Debasing the coinage

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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How much lighter will £5 worth of 5p's be with these new lighter coins?
Rolling Along the Trail
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Rolling along the trail

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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What could be the scores from five throws of this dice?
What's My Weight?
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What's my weight?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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There are four equal weights on one side of the scale and an apple on the other side. What can you say that is true about the apple and the weights from the picture?