Unit 6 Section 1 : Multiplication of Whole Numbers

This unit starts with multiplication of whole numbers, which is a useful technique for all sorts of problems.

Example Question

Jai spends £3 on sweets each week for seven weeks. Calculate how much he spends on sweets altogether.
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Although this method works, it is better to multiply 3 by 7 which gives you the same answer.

Exercises

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Question 1
You should know your multiplication tables up to 10 × 10 but they are included in this question for revision.
Only use this table if you need to!
Work out:

(a) 2 × 3 =

(b) 5 × 7 =

(c) 6 × 3 =

(d) 3 × 7 =

(e) 5 × 4 =

(f) 9 × 2 =

(g) 8 × 5 =

(h) 6 × 6 =

(i) 9 × 4 =

(j) 8 × 7 =

(k) 9 × 8 =

(l) 7 × 9 =

(m) 6 × 7 =

(n) 9 × 9 =

(o) 8 × 6 =

Question 2
Look at each of the following statements and decide whether it is true or false.

Question 3
Jamil saves £5 per month from his pocket money.

Question 4
How many bottles are there in this crate?

There are bottles.

Question 5
Emma, Rachel, Sarah and Hannah go to a disco. It costs £3 each to get in.

Question 6
The picture shows the tiles on one wall in Sunnava's bathroom.

How many tiles are there on this wall?
There are tiles.

Question 7
Packets of chewing gum are packed in a box. In a box there are 8 layers with 9 packets of chewing gum in each layer.

Question 8
The picture shows the cars parked in a car park.

How many cars have been parked?
cars

Question 9
A hotel has 9 floors. On each floor there are 7 windows.

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(a)	5 × 4 = 4 × 5
(b)	6 × 5 = 6 × 7
(c)	8 × 9 = 4 × 36
(d)	21 × 5 = 7 × 15