Female hairdresser, blonde hair, grey dress: I use multiplication quite a bit.
I do the wages and we work on a four weekly pay system so I have to multiply everything by four.
Female, blue crochet hat, grey coat: I have six grandchildren under the age of 10 so I give them £5 every month of my pension.
So that's five sixes are 30.
Male chef, blond hair, white tunic: Today we are making the pavlova.
The portion yield for one times the recipe is 40 so I'm going to do three times the recipe and make 120.
Male chef, blond hair, white tunic: Working in a hotel we use multiplication all the time.
Valentina has 20 rooms to clean today, she needs two sets of towels per room.
20 times two, she needs 40 towels for today.
Multiplying is just adding the same amount a number of times.
Quick tips for tutors
Multiplication includes:
- Explanation of multiplication as a method for repeated addition
- Multiplication methods, including shortcuts for multiplying by 10, 100 and 1,000
- Worked examples of multiplication in everyday settings
- Activities to practise multiplication methods and shortcuts
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 3 - Introduction to multiplication
Summary of what multiplication is, how it works and some of the terms used to describe it.
Entry 3 - Multiplication: Splitting method
How to use the grid (splitting) method of multiplication, with examples.
Entry 3 - Multiplication tips
How to make multiplication easier by recognising simple mathematical patterns and following helpful shortcuts.
Entry 3 - Multiplication revision
Summary of what multiplication is, how it works and some of the methods used for multiplying.
Level 1 - Multiplication glossary
Summary of some of the main words used in multiplication.
Level 1 - Multiplication shortcuts
Summary of some timesaving tips for multiplication.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000
Summary of what happens when decimal numbers are multiplied by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Multiplication: Matching activity
Exercise in card-pairing to practise multiplication skills.
Entry 3 - Multiplication triangles
Exercise in practising multiplication methods using triangles.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000
Exercise in using multiplication to change from one measurement to another.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000: metric measure
Exercise in using multiplication to change from one measurement to another.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 10, 100 and 1000
Exercise in using multiplication to change from one measurement to another.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 10
Exercise in practising timesaving techniques when multiplying by 10.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 1000
Exercise in practising time-saving techniques when multiplying by 1,000.
Level 1 - Rounding up
Exercise in adjusting numbers to make multiplication simpler.
Level 1 - Doubling
Exercise in doubling and halving numbers in a sum to make calculation easier and quicker.
Level 1 - Pairing multiplication sums
Exercise in pairing multiplication sums with the right answers.
Level 1 - Multiplying tens then ones
Exercise in multiplying tens and units and then adding the results.
Level 1 - Multiplying by 100
Exercise in practising time-saving techniques when multiplying by 100.
Level 1 - Grid method multiplication
Exercise in breaking up numbers into separate units to make multiplication easier.
Level 1 - Changing the order
Exercise in changing the order of numbers in a sum to make calculation easier and quicker.
