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Think Tank

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Purpose: 

This is a level 4 number activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 7 of the Number Framework.

Achievement Objectives:

Achievement Objective: Use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating on whole numbers.

Specific Learning Outcomes: 

use mental strategies to solve multiplication and division story problems

Required Resource Materials: 
FIO, Level 3-4, Number, Book 1, Think Tank, page 20
Activity: 

For each question, the students must first recognise which number operation is required. Then encourage them to use a strategy they have learnt in the previous pages to find the answer.
Encourage the students to use a variety of strategies or to find as many ways as they can to solve the problem. They might want to use place value blocks or a hundreds field. Examples of a strategy that could be used for each question are:

questions.

Answers to Activity

1. Statement: 52 x 7 Answer: $364
2. Statement: 414 ÷ 46 Answer: 9 buses
3. Statement: 432 ÷ 12 Answer: 36 cans
4. Statement: 624 ÷ 8 Answer: $78
5. Statement: 18 x 7 Answer: 126 lollies


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