Year 7 Homework
Term 1
Week 5
Due Friday, 24th February 2017
Computation with Positive Integers – Multiply &
Divide
Understanding
1. Write out the following sentence and fill in the missing words.
“The multiplication of two numbers represents a r******* a*******.”
2. List two mental strategies for multiplication.
3. Write the next three numbers in these patterns
a) 3,6,9,12,?
b) 6,12,18,24,?
c) 8,16,24,32,?
4. What is the remainder when:
a) 3 is divided into 10?
b) 50 is divided by 7?
Fluency
1. Using your knowledge of multiplication tables, give the answer to these products.
a) 7 × 6
b) 8 × 9
c) 7 × 5
d) 9 × 6
2. Give the result of each of these products.
a) 19 × 10
b) 6 × 100
c) 1978 × 10 000
3. Use the multiplication algorithm to find these products.
a) 125 × 3
b) 99 × 13
c) 1043 × 59
4. Use the short division algorithm to find the quotient and express the remainder as a fraction.
a) 527 ÷ 4
b) 1979 ÷ 8
Problem Solving
1. The admission prices for Dreamworld are:
Adults
$67
Children (4-12)
$22
Student (13-17)
$28
Calculate the total amount paid for a party of 8 adults, 34 children and 29 students. Show all
working.
2. A carpenter earns $1305 in a week. How much does he earn per hour if he works 9 hours per day
Monday to Friday?
Reasoning and Communication
1. What do the commutative and associative laws for multiplication mean?
2. Tickets for students at a cinema cost $8. At one showing of a movie to students only, the ticket
office collected $1032. Calculate 1032 ÷ 8. Explain what the answer represents.