Multiply and Divide by 6

To multiply and divide numbers by 6.

Multiply by 6
How many eggs?

There are 6 eggs in each box.

There are 3 equal groups of 6.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18

3 × 6 = 18 or 6 × 3 = 18

1) Use the example above to complete the sentences to match the picture. Use the example.

How many eggs?

There are eggs in each box.

There are equal groups of .

+ + + + =

× = or × = .

How many sides?

Each pentagon has 5 sides.

There are 6 pentagons.

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30

6 × 5 = 30 or 5 × 6 = 30

2) Use the example above to complete the sentences to match the picture.

How many flowers?

Each flower has leaves.

There are flowers.

+ + + + + =

× = or × = .

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Division by Sharing

How many strawberries for each friend?

12 strawberries are shared equally between 6 friends.
Each friend gets 2 strawberries.
12 ÷ 6 = 2

3) 24 strawberries are shared equally between 6 friends. How many strawberries for
each friend? Draw your own diagrams to work out the answer to this calculation
by grouping.

24 ÷ 6 =

Division by Grouping

30 children are put into groups of 6.

How many children are in each group?
There are 5 groups of 6 children.
30 ÷ 6 = 5

4) 42 children are put into groups of 6. How many children are in each group?
Draw your own diagrams to work out the answer to this calculation by grouping.

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To multiply and divide numbers by 6.

Multiply by 6
How many eggs?

There are 6 eggs in each box.

There are 2 equal groups of 6.

6 + 6 = 12

2 × 6 = 12 or 6 × 2 = 12

1) Following the example above, draw your own diagrams and write sentences to show the
answer to 7 × 6.

How many sides?

Each triangle has 3 sides.

There are 6 triangles.

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18

6 × 3 = 18 or 3 × 6 = 18
2) Following the example above, draw your own diagrams and write sentences to show the
answer to 6 × 5. Clue: Don’t draw triangles!

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Division by Sharing

Division by Grouping

3) Circle which method has been used to calculate the answer. Write the answer.

a) 42 ÷ 6 = b) 24 ÷ 6 = c) 30 ÷ 6 =

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4) Draw your own arrays and write multiplication and division calculations.

a) 6 × 8 = 48

× = 48 × = 48

48 ÷ = 48 ÷ =

b) 10 × 6 = 60

× = 60 × = 60

60 ÷ = 60 ÷ =

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To multiply and divide numbers by 6.

There are 6 circles in each set. Each square has 4 sides.

There are 3 equal groups of 6. There are 6 squares.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 24

3 × 6 = 18 or 6 × 3 = 18 6 × 4 = 24 or 4 × 6 = 24

1) Following the examples above, draw your own diagrams and write sentences to show
the answers.

a) 6 × 6 = b) 6 × 8 = c) 10 × 6 =

2) At the start of the week Tanya scores 9 in a test. By Friday, she scores 6 times more than
this. What score does she get on Friday? Show how you worked out the answer.

Tanya’s score on Friday

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3)

42 ÷ 6 = 7 42 ÷ 6 = 7

Explain how the 2 methods are different:

4)

Fill in the missing numbers to describe the array.

×6=

× =

÷ 6=

÷ =

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Answers
1)

There are 6 eggs in each box.

There are 5 equal groups of 6.

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30

5 × 6 = 30 or 6 × 5 = 30

2)

Each flower has 2 leaves.

There are 6 flowers.

2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 12

6 × 2 = 12 or 2 × 6 = 12

3) Diagrams show the answer reached by sharing.

24 ÷ 6 = 4

4) Diagrams show the answer reached by grouping.

42 ÷ 6 = 7

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1) Diagram and sentences to match 7 × 6 = 42

Example answer:

There are 6 fish in each bowl.

There are 7 equal groups of 6.

6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 42

7 × 6 = 42 or 6 × 7 = 42

2) Diagram and sentences to match 6 × 5 = 30

Example answer:

Each hand has 5 fingers.

There are 6 hands.

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30

6 × 5 = 30 or 5 × 6 = 30

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3)

a) 42 ÷ 6 = 7 b) 24 ÷ 6 = 4 c) 30 ÷ 6 = 5

grouping or sharing grouping or sharing grouping or sharing

4)

6 × 8 = 48

48 ÷ 6 = 8 8 × 6 = 48

48 ÷ 8 = 6

6 × 10 = 60

60 ÷ 6 = 10

10 × 6 = 60

60 ÷ 10 = 6

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1) Diagrams to match the calculations.

a) 6 × 6 = 36 b) 6 × 8 = 48 c) 10 × 6 = 60

2) Tanya’s score on Friday = 6 × 9 = 54

3) In Method A, the answer is calculated by grouping the 42 circles into groups of 6.

There are 7 groups of 6. In Method B, the answer is calculated by sharing the 42
circles between six groups. There are 7 in each group.

4) 11 × 6 = 66
6 × 11 = 66
66 ÷ 6 = 11
66 ÷ 11 = 6

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