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Stretching the Times Tables

Mathematics · Mathematical Thinking · ages 7-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Ella knows 6 × 5 = 30 and 6 × 2 = 12. Use her facts to find 6 × 7.

    Answer: ______________

  2. All multiples of 4 are even. Which number could be a multiple of 4?

    • 15
    • 22
    • 28
    • 31

  3. 4 × 9 = 36. Is 36 an odd number or an even number?

    • Odd
    • Even
    • Neither

  4. In the pattern 10, 20, 30, 40, the rule is 'add 10 each time'.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A growing pattern starts at 30 and adds 50 each time. What is the third number in the pattern?

    Answer: ______________

  6. A pattern goes 3, 6, 9, 12. What rule describes it?

    36912?
    • Add 3 each time
    • Add 4 each time
    • Multiply by 3 each time

  7. A pattern grows by adding 50 each time: 120, 170, 220. What comes next?

    • 270
    • 230
    • 260
    • 320

  8. Ava describes a pattern as add 60 each time: 40, 100, 160. Is Ava right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Sam wants 9 × 7. He writes: 9 × 7 = 9 × 5 + 9 × 3 = 45 + 27 = 72. What went wrong?

    • 9 × 3 should be 24, not 27
    • Nothing is wrong
    • 5 + 3 = 8, not 7, so the split is wrong

  10. Use the pattern: 7 × 5 = 35. Since 7 × 9 is four more sevens than 7 × 5, what is 7 × 9?

    Answer: ______________

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Stretching the Times Tables W1-mt_2jbUekyTu4-s1

  1. 42 · 7 is 5 + 2, so 6 × 7 = 30 + 12 = 42.
  2. 28 · 28 is even and 28 = 4 x 7, while the odd choices cannot be multiples of 4.
  3. Even · Every multiple of 4 is even, so 36 has to be even.
  4. True · Each number is 10 more than the one before it, so the rule is add 10.
  5. 130 · Start 30, then 80, then 130.
  6. Add 3 each time · Each number is 3 more than the last one, so the rule is add 3.
  7. 270 · Adding 50 to 220 gives 270.
  8. True · Ava is right. 40 + 60 = 100 and 100 + 60 = 160, matching her rule.
  9. 5 + 3 = 8, not 7, so the split is wrong · 5 and 3 add up to 8, not 7. That split actually gives 9 × 8. The correct split is 9 × 5 + 9 × 2 = 45 + 18 = 63.
  10. 63 · Four more sevens add 28 to 35, so 7 × 9 = 35 + 28 = 63.
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