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8 Times Tables Reasoning

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8 Times Tables Reasoning

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🧮 Part 1: Word Problems

1. Sarah buys 8 packets of stickers. Each packet contains 8 stickers. How many stickers does she have altogether?

Answer: _______ stickers

2. A spider has 8 legs. How many legs do 6 spiders have in total? Show your working.

Answer: _______ legs

3. Tom saves £8 each week for 9 weeks. How much money has he saved? Explain how you worked it out.

Answer: £_______

4. Challenge: A school orders pencils in boxes of 8. They need 72 pencils. How many boxes should they order? Will there be any pencils left over?

Boxes needed: _______ Pencils left over: _______

🔍 Part 2: Missing Numbers & Reasoning

5. Fill in the missing numbers in this 8 times table pattern:

8 × _____ = 24

8 × _____ = 56

_____ × 8 = 32

_____ × 8 = 80

6. True or False? Circle your answers and explain one of them.

True / False 8 × 7 is the same as 7 × 8

True / False 8 × 9 = 64

True / False If 8 × 4 = 32, then 8 × 8 = 64

Explain your answer for one of the statements:

7. Jake says "All answers in the 8 times table are even numbers." Do you agree? Explain your thinking with examples.
8. Extension: Find three different ways to make 48 using the 8 times table. Show your working.

⭐ Success Criteria

I can solve word problems using the 8 times table

I can find missing numbers in multiplication facts

I can explain my mathematical reasoning clearly

I can spot patterns in the 8 times table

Teacher Notes - Differentiation:

Support: Provide 8 times table chart, use concrete materials, work in pairs

Extension: Questions 4 & 8, explore division connections, create own word problems

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