Number · Multiplication and division
Multiplication and division word problems
Read an everyday situation, decide whether to multiply or divide, and solve it — including problems that leave a remainder.
Victorian Curriculum VC2M4N06 · 24 questions
How we teach it
This is what sits under the answer sheets in the app — the same cards, clips and lessons your child sees after a question.
More lessons for this topic are on the way.
One question, as your child sees it
And the answer sheet that follows a second wrong try: what we know, what we need, the steps, a check, the answer.
A packet contains 8 coloured pencils.
How many pencils are in 5 packets?
How many pencils are in 5 packets?
Your child types the answer on a number pad.
First hint: Five packets with 8 in each. Is this a multiplying question or a dividing one?
The answer sheet
5 packets × 8 pencils = 40 pencils.