Mathematics·Multiplication & Division·procedural
Multiply & Add Problems
Solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law, integer scaling problems, and harder correspondence problems
Suggested ages 8–9
Learning journey
Your child is building fluency with multiplication and division — memorizing times tables up to 12×12, understanding the relationship between multiplication and division, and solving word problems involving equal groups and arrays.
Evidence of understanding
- Use the distributive law to solve 14 × 6 as 10 × 6 + 4 × 6
- Solve a scaling problem (e.g. 'A tower is 3 times as tall as a 15 m building')
- Solve a correspondence problem (e.g. '3 types of bread, 4 types of filling — how many different sandwiches?')
Assessment prompt
If Multiply & Add Problems needs to work out '5 × 23', can they split it into '5 × 20 + 5 × 3 = 100 + 15 = 115' — rather than just jumping straight to a written method?
Standards alignment
Ma/KS2/Y4/MD/5GB · uk-nc-2013
Solve multiplication/division problems
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2