In KS2 Maths, you'll learn cool stuff like multiplication and division. By Year Five, you'll be a times tables pro and tackle big numbers like a champ! Feeling confident? Great! You'll also master multiplying and dividing with fractions and decimals.
Multiplication and division are like sharing sweets. Easy ones, like giving 20 bananas to 4 monkeys (5 each), are simple. But watch out for tricky ones with decimals and fractions. Don't worry, once you get the hang of it, it gets easier! To multiply by 1/4, just divide by 4. It works for decimals too – multiplying by 0.25 is the same as dividing by 4.
Ready for fun? Test your multiplication and division skills with this cool quiz!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Multiplying and dividing
The calculation in the brackets is always done first
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A third means the same as ÷ 3
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The remainder can be expressed as 2⁄4 or 1⁄2
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720p is the same as £7.20
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100 and 2 are easier numbers to multiply and divide than 50 is
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If a number in a problem is difficult to work with then try to break it down into easier to deal with numbers
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A sixth is half a third
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One twentieth is half of one tenth
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10 is a much easier number to multiply than 9 is
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To simplify it further you could multiply 79 by 2, then by 10 and finally add 79
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