Division and Multiplication are inverse operations Procedure: Reminds the pupils that Division and Multiplication is an Inverse

e Operations Say: 72 3 means how many lots of 3 are there in 72. You can find the answer by chunking, along a number line: 0 30 60 63 66 69 72

10x3

10x3

All together, it took 24 lots of 3 to get to 72 so 72 3 =24

Demonstrate with dices, biscuits or cubes. Reminds the pupils that Division and Multiplication is an Inverse Operations Look at these examples:

12 x 13 = 156 13 x 12 = 156 156 12 = 13 156 13 = 13

Can you see a pattern? Multiplication and division are inverse operations; this means they are the opposites of each other. By knowing the answer to one of the above problems you can work out all the others. Work out the other problems in each of these groups:

6 x 7 = 42 7x6= ? 42 ? = 7 ? 7=6