Multiplication and division

There are 238 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Multiplication and division

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I'm eight

Age

5 to 11

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Find a great variety of ways of asking questions which make 8.

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Multiplication squares

Age

7 to 11

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Can you work out the arrangement of the digits in the square so that the given products are correct? The numbers 1 - 9 may be used once and once only.

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Four go

Age

7 to 11

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This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?

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Journeys in numberland

Age

7 to 11

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Tom and Ben visited Numberland. Use the maps to work out the number of points each of their routes scores.

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The puzzling sweet shop

Age

5 to 11

Challenge level

There were chews for 2p, mini eggs for 3p, Chocko bars for 5p and lollypops for 7p in the sweet shop. What could each of the children buy with their money?

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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?

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Missing multipliers

Age

7 to 14

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What is the smallest number of answers you need to reveal in order to work out the missing headers?

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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?

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Cubes within cubes

Age

7 to 14

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We start with one yellow cube and build around it to make a 3x3x3 cube with red cubes. Then we build around that red cube with blue cubes and so on. How many cubes of each colour have we used?

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The brown family

Age

5 to 7

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Use the information about Sally and her brother to find out how many children there are in the Brown family.

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Multiplication and division

I'm eight

Multiplication squares

Four go

Journeys in numberland

The puzzling sweet shop

Amy's dominoes

Missing multipliers

Twenty divided into six

Cubes within cubes

The brown family