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Multiplication Division Problem Solving

Solve each problem. Show your thinking where space is provided, and include units in word-problem answers.

Fact Families

1.Complete the four related facts: 9 × 6 = ; 6 × 9 = ; 54 ÷ 9 = ; 54 ÷ 6 = .

2.Fill in each missing number: 7 × = 56; × 8 = 64; 72 ÷ = 9; ÷ 6 = 7.

3.Choose the fact pair that contains an incorrect equation.

6 × 4 = 24; 24 ÷ 6 = 4
7 × 5 = 35; 35 ÷ 5 = 7
8 × 3 = 24; 24 ÷ 8 = 4
9 × 4 = 36; 36 ÷ 9 = 4

Chess Tournament Problems

4.At a chess tournament, Hana sets out 7 boards with 8 chess pieces on each board. How many pieces are set out altogether? Write a multiplication equation and show your working.

5.Sione is organising 96 players into groups of 8 for a chess activity. How many groups can he make? Write a division equation and show your working.

6.Keira earns 12 points for each chess puzzle she solves. She solves 7 puzzles. How many points does she earn? Name the operation you use, write an equation, and give the total.

Make and Estimate

7.Write a multiplication word problem about a chess tournament using 6 equal groups of 9. Include an equation and its answer.

8.Write a division word problem about a chess tournament using 63 items shared equally among 7 people or groups. Include an equation and its answer.

9.Estimate the number of chess tokens in 7 packs of 8 by rounding each factor to the nearest ten. Write the rounded calculation, then decide whether the exact answer of 56 tokens is reasonably close to your estimate.