Maths Challenges!
March 14, 2019
The boys have been learning about multiplication and division. Here are some problems to solve!
Find 6 objects and share them between 3 toys. How may objects will the toys have each?
Find 10 colouring pencils and sort them into 2 groups. How many pencils are there in each group?
Make 4 groups using 12 toys. How many toys in each group?
Give 3 people 2 pieces of fruit each. How many pieces of fruit are there in total?
3 x 10 = ?
4 x 5 = ?
6 x 2 = ?
1. Cruz divided nerf gun bullets between 3 items and each item got 2 bullets.
2. Cruz sorted 10 felt tip pens into 2 groups – he found each group had 5 felt tip pens
3. Cruz used 12 satsumas to make 4 groups. He found he group had 3 satsumas in.
4. Cruz gave mummy, himself and his sister 2 pieces of satsuma each – in total he gave out 6 pieces
5. 30
6. 20
7. 12
Jack enjoyed doing the maths challenge. His answers are below.
Find 6 objects and share them between 3 toys. How may objects will the toys have each? Jack says 2
Find 10 colouring pencils and sort them into 2 groups. How many pencils are there in each group? Jack says 5
Make 4 groups using 12 toys. How many toys in each group?
Jack says 3
Give 3 people 2 pieces of fruit each. How many pieces of fruit are there in total?
Jack says 6
3 x 10 = ? Jack says 30
4 x 5 = ? Jack says 20
6 x 2 = ? Jack says 12