Multiplication and division

  • Little Man
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    Little man

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    The Man is much smaller than us. Can you use the picture of him next to a mug to estimate his height and how much tea he drinks?

  • Making Longer, Making Shorter
    problem

    Making longer, making shorter

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Ahmed is making rods using different numbers of cubes. Which rod is twice the length of his first rod?

  • Secret Number
    problem

    Secret number

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Annie and Ben are playing a game with a calculator. What was Annie's secret number?

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    The amazing splitting plant

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks?

  • The tomato and the bean
    problem

    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?

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    The Brown family

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Use the information about Sally and her brother to find out how many children there are in the Brown family.

  • Lots of Lollies
    problem

    Lots of lollies

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Frances and Rishi were given a bag of lollies. They shared them out evenly and had one left over. How many lollies could there have been in the bag?

  • Twizzle's Journey
    problem

    Twizzle's journey

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey?
  • Odd times Even
    problem

    Odd times even

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
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    This problem looks at how one example of your choice can show something about the general structure of multiplication.

  • Always, Sometimes or Never?
    problem

    Always, sometimes or never?

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
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    Are these statements relating to odd and even numbers always true, sometimes true or never true?