--- title: "Multi-Step Multiply & Divide" description: "Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling problems and correspondence problems where n objects are connected to m objects" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/multi-step-multiply-and-divide-mt_EmR5n58jZt source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/multi-step-multiply-and-divide-mt_EmR5n58jZt.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Multi-Step Multiply & Divide Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling problems and correspondence problems where n objects are connected to m objects Subject: Mathematics · Area: Multiplication & Division · Ages 7 to 8 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/multi-step-multiply-and-divide-mt_EmR5n58jZt ## Ready when they can - Solve a scaling problem (e.g. 'the ribbon is 3 times as long') - Solve a correspondence problem (e.g. '4 shirts and 3 trousers — how many outfits?') - Solve a missing-number multiplication or division problem ## Lesson: Scaling Up and Matching Up Some problems need two steps, not one. A ribbon might be described as '3 times as long' as another one, that's a scaling problem. Or two groups of things might get matched together, like shirts with trousers, that's a correspondence problem. Once you know which kind of problem it is, you know which operation to use. *(drawing: Sam's tower has 2 blocks. Mia's tower is 3 times as tall, so 2 x 3 = 6 blocks.)* **Example.** Zara has 4 shirts and 3 pairs of trousers. Any shirt can go with any pair of trousers. To find how many outfits she can make, multiply the two numbers: 4 x 3 = 12 outfits. **Tip.** If a number is missing from a multiplication, use division to find it, and the other way round. For 3 x ? = 15, work backwards: 15 / 3 = 5. **Recap.** Scaling means multiply by how many times bigger. Matching means multiply the two group sizes. A missing number problem uses the opposite operation to find the answer. ## Practice 17 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Written Multiplication & Division](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/written-multiplication-and-division-mt_DyGBW3ZHh3) - [Solving multiplication and division problems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/solving-multiplication-and-division-problems-mt_wh3UqnWsa7) ## Opens up - [Multiply & Add Problems](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/multiply-and-add-problems-mt_AR-K72OIIO)