Answer two-step word problems by multiplying numbers up to 4
digits by a one-digit number
Sophia buys 5 pizzas.
They cost £3.55 each.
a)
How much does she spend?
b)
She pays with a £20 note. How much
change does she get?
£3.55
Chairs normally cost £32.50 each.
Mr Watson buys six chairs for £175 as part of a
special offer.
Special Offer
£175 for six
How much money does he save compared with the
normal price?
Zac and Beth are taking part in a sponsored silence for charity.
Zac earns £8.95 for every minute he is silent.
Beth earns £12.50 for every minute she is silent.
Zac is silent for 7 minutes. Beth is silent for 5 minutes.
How much more money does Zac raise than Beth?
Adam has 6 glasses. They each have a capacity of 285ml.
He has a 2 litre bottle of juice.
He fills all 6 glasses with juice.
How much juice is left in the bottle?
2 litres
Answer two-step word problems by multiplying numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number Teacher’s notes
Answers:
1) a) £17.75 b) £2.25
2) £20
3) 15p
4) 290ml
Useful interactive games to teach the skills needed for using a formal written method of
multiplication:
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/105/
missing_digits_multiplication
Drag the correct digit to complete the multiplication.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/292/Montys_Maths_Wall
Choose which multiplication table(s) you would like to practise and help
Monty direct the falling bricks to the correct place.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/289/KS2_Maths_Invaders
Choose which multiplication table(s) you would like to practise and shoot
the spaceships with the correct answer.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/
multiplication_and_division
Dozens of games to practise times tables.