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Use knowledge of multiplication to solve problems in a range of contexts

I can use knowledge of multiplication to solve problems in a range of contexts.

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Year 2

Use knowledge of multiplication to solve problems in a range of contexts

I can use knowledge of multiplication to solve problems in a range of contexts.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Identify the group size and the number of groups in the problem.
  2. If you know the factors you can calculate the product.
  3. You can skip count in the group size to calculate the product.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to identify the factors in the word problems.

Model how to address questions. Use of familiar stem sentences to support pupils in identifying the factors: 'There are 7 bamboos. Each bamboo is a length of 5 m. 7 is factor and 5 is factor. We can skip count in ___ to find the product.'

Keywords

  • Product - A product is the result of two or more numbers multiplied together.

  • Factor - A factor is a number which exactly divides another whole number.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Jacob is skip counting in 10s. He starts from 100 and he counts 100, 90, 80, What number comes next?
Correct Answer: 70
Q2.
Look at the groups in the image. Which can you skip count?
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
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Q3.
Look at the image which shows groups of books. What is the group size? The group size is
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Correct Answer: 5
Q4.
Izzy’s mum bought 5 groups of 6 books, which is 30 books altogether. Identify the factors in this story.
Correct answer: 5 and 6
5 and 30
Izzy’s mum and books
5 and 6 and 30
Q5.
Look at the image below. Calculate the product. 10 × 6 =
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 60
Q6.
Look at the question. Choose the right equation to help solve the problem. Jacob’s mum buys ___ packs of 10 books. He has 100 books altogether. How many packs did he buy?
Correct answer: ___ × 10 = 100
___ × 100 = 10
___ × 10 = ___

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6 Questions

Q1.
Jacob is skip counting backwards in 5s. He starts from 60 and counts 60, 55, 50, 45, What number comes next?
Correct Answer: 40
Q2.
Select the correct multiplication expression for the image below. A bamboo plant grows 5 cm in the morning, 5 cm in the afternoon and 5 cm in the evening.
An image in a quiz
3 × 3 = 9
Correct answer: 3 × 5 = 15
5 × 5 = 25
Q3.
Select the correct multiplication expression for the image below. A bamboo plant grows 2 cm in the morning, 2 cm in the afternoon, 2 cm in the evening and 2 cm overnight.
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: 4 × 2 = 8
4 × 3 = 8
4 × 4 = 8
Q4.
If each pencil was 10 cm long and I made a line of these pencils, what would the total length of the line be? The line would be cm long.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 60 , 60cm, 60 cm
Q5.
Look at the image. Each bamboo piece is 5 cm long. What is the total length of 4 pieces? The total length of the bamboo is cm.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 20, 20 cm, 20cm
Q6.
Pedro the panda has made a design using 6 bamboo sticks. Each bamboo is 10m long. What is the total length of his design?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: 60 m, 60m, 60