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Multiplication and Division

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  1. Non-calculator 4 marks
    (a)

    Find the value of \(83 \times 100\)

    (b)

    Find the value of \(92000 \div 1000\)

    (c)

    Find the value of \(7.87 \times 10\)

    (d)

    Find the number that goes in the box.

    \(\square \times 100 = 5900\)

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    (a) \(8300\)
    (b) \(92\)
    (c) \(78.7\)
    (d) \(59\)
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  2. Non-calculator 3 marks

    One pack holds 516 tiles.

    A builder buys 29 packs.

    Find the total number of tiles.

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    \(14964\)
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  3. Non-calculator 4 marks
    (a)

    Work out \(1236 \div 6\)

    You must use a written method.

    (b)

    Work out \(1224 \div 24\)

    You must use a written method.

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    (a) \(206\)
    (b) \(51\)
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  4. Non-calculator 3 marks

    A factory is packing pencils.

    There are 87 pencils altogether. Each packet holds 6 pencils.

    (a)

    Calculate how many packets can be filled completely.

    (b)

    Calculate how many packets are needed to hold all 87 pencils.

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    (a) \(14\ \text{packets}\)
    (b) \(15\ \text{packets}\)
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  5. Non-calculator 3 marks

    You are given that

    \(24 \times 22 = 528\)

    (a)

    State the value of \(2.4 \times 22\)

    (b)

    State the value of \(24 \times 0.22\)

    (c)

    State the value of \(528 \div 22\)

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    (a) \(52.8\)
    (b) \(5.28\)
    (c) \(24\)
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  6. Non-calculator 4 marks
    (a)

    A reel of wire holds 3.2 metres.

    Calculate how much 6 reels hold altogether.

    (b)

    A different job needs 30.8 metres, shared equally between 7 reels.

    Calculate how much each reel accounts for.

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    (a) \(19.2\ \text{metres}\)
    (b) \(4.4\ \text{metres}\)
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  7. Non-calculator 3 marks

    A warehouse packs 714 bolts into crates of 18.

    Joel says that makes 39 full crates with 12 bolts left over.

    Is Joel right?

    Check by multiplying, and show your working.

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    Yes — \(39 \times 18 + 12 = 714\), and the number started with was 714.
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  8. Non-calculator 3 marks

    A sack holds 672 seeds.

    They are split equally into 6 bags, and each bag is then split equally into 7 packets.

    (a)

    Calculate how many seeds are in each packet.

    (b)

    Write down the single division that would give the same answer in one step.

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    (a) \(16\)
    (b) \(672 \div 42\)
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  9. Non-calculator 3 marks
    (a)

    Work out \(88 \times 200\).

    (b)

    Use your answer to part (a) to work out \(88 \times 199\).

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    (a) \(17600\)
    (b) \(17512\)
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  10. Non-calculator 3 marks

    Work out \(0.35 \times 0.33\)

    Give your answer as a decimal.

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    \(0.1155\)
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discia.org Multiplication and Division · sheet 1
Answers Multiplication and Division · sheet 1
  1. (a) \(8300\)
    (b) \(92\)
    (c) \(78.7\)
    (d) \(59\)
  2. \(14964\)
  3. (a) \(206\)
    (b) \(51\)
  4. (a) \(14\ \text{packets}\)
    (b) \(15\ \text{packets}\)
  5. (a) \(52.8\)
    (b) \(5.28\)
    (c) \(24\)
  6. (a) \(19.2\ \text{metres}\)
    (b) \(4.4\ \text{metres}\)
  7. Yes — \(39 \times 18 + 12 = 714\), and the number started with was 714.
  8. (a) \(16\)
    (b) \(672 \div 42\)
  9. (a) \(17600\)
    (b) \(17512\)
  10. \(0.1155\)
discia.org Multiplication and Division · sheet 1