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Times tables

Times tables

Practise your times tables with the multiplication grid.
 

Multiples and factors

Multiples, factors, sequences and number patterns
e.g.  what's the next term in the sequence 3, 5, 7 ?
 
 
 

Addition and subtraction

Work out sums e.g. 29 + 19 = 48
There are 3 modules to choose from,
- Mental add and subtract,
- Written methods
- Problem solving
 

÷ and x by 10, 100 and 1 000

Learn about place value and decimal points.
   e.g.
 2.63 x 10 = 26.3
 
 
 

Multiplication

What's the answer to 149 x 2 ?
There are 3 modules to choose from,
- Mental multiplication,
- Written methods
- Problem solving
 

Writing big numbers

Read, write and compare large numbers
e.g. 15 thousand =  15 000
 
 
 

Division

Learn about sums like 85 ÷ 15
There are 3 modules to choose from,
- Mental division,
- Written methods
- Problem solving
 

Rounding and estimating

Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1 000.
e.g.27 rounded to the nearest 10 is 30.
 
 
 

Negative numbers

Learn about negative numbers
e.g. temperatures like −3 and −4 are less than zero.
 

Ratio and proportion

Learn about ratio and proportion
e.g. 6:2 is the same as 3:1
 
 
 

Comparing numbers

Learn about place value and compare numbers e.g. 11 110  >  10 101
 


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