L.O. To solve word problems involving multiplication and division.
(sheet 1)
Eve is selling cup cakes at the school fete.
She sells them for 65p each.
She makes a total of £7.15
How many cup cakes does she sell?
show
your
working
cakes
Cheese cost £8.00 per kg.
£8 per kg
Felix buys some cheese.
He pays with a £5 note. He gets £1.80 change.
How much cheese does he buy?
show
your
working
grams
A 10p coin weighs 6.5g.
Nick has a bag with £10 worth of 10p coins.
How much does the bag weigh?
show
your
working
grams
Adam knows that 378 x 12 = 4,536
Explain how he can use this information to work out 378 x 13
L.O. To solve word problems involving multiplication and division.
(sheet 2)
Eve is selling cup cakes at the school fete.
She sells them for 79p each.
She makes a total of £9.48
How many cup cakes does she sell?
show
your
working
cakes
Cheese cost £7.00 per kg.
£7 per kg
Felix buys some cheese.
He pays with a £5 note. He gets 80p change.
How much cheese does he buy?
show
your
working
grams
A 10p coin weighs 6.5g.
Nick has a bag with £13.50 worth of 10p coins.
How much does the bag weigh?
show
your
working
grams
Adam knows that 378 x 12 = 4,536
Explain how he can use this information to work out 378 x 112
L.O. To solve word problems involving multiplication and division.
Teacher’s notes
Useful interactive games to teach the skills needed using formal written methods of calculation:
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/256/
Long_Division_Formal_Written_Method
Practice long division
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/255/
Short_Division_Formal_Method
Practice short division
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/257/
Formal_Written_Division_Round_Up_or_Down
Answer a word problem which requires that you round up or down, depending
on the context, after dividing. Choose either long or short division.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/48/column_subtraction
Practise column subtraction. You can begin with expanded addition, or
column subtraction without the need for borrowing/exchanging.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/242/
Column_Subtraction_using_Place_Value_Counters
Place value counters help children to see the need for borrowing/
exchanging.
http://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/9/
addition_and_subtraction
Lots of games to practise quick recall of addition facts and
number bonds, which are vital skills for formal addition.
Answers:
Sheet 1: 1) 11 cakes
2) 400g
3) 100 x 6.5 = 650g
4) add 378 to 4,536 (4,914)
Sheet 2: 1) 12 cakes
2) 600g
3) 135x 6.5 = 877.5g
4) add 37,800 to 4,536 (42,336)