Multiplication and Division

In Mathematics, Year Five are learning about multiplication and division. Take a look at the YouTube clips below to revise long multiplication and short division.

Click here to visit Jenny Eather’s Maths Dictionary. Remember to complete the set activities on Mathletics. 

What do you need to remember when completing long multiplication or short division?

When would we need to use multiplication or division in everyday life?

Find the definitions of the following words and use them in a sentence: product, array, divide, multiply, composite, prime, quotient, remainder, digit and factor.

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19 Responses to Multiplication and Division

  1. Claret Chukwukelu says:

    Greetings Fellow Classmates,
    The times we use multiplication in our everyday lives are when we are doing maths at school, or helping out in the kitchen
    Kind Regards, C.C

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  2. Dylan D says:

    Dear fellow classmates

    My favourite strategy for multiplication and division is the split strategy

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  3. minionbob123 says:

    Greetings,
    The definition of…
    Product is the result of multiplying.
    Array is an arrangement of objects, pictures or numbers in columns and rows.

    Kind Regards,
    Maryanne Dinh

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  4. Vanessa says:

    Hello everyone,
    When would you use multiplication and division in your everyday life?
    I use multiplication and division everyday,especially at school and tutoring.

    King regards,
    Vanessa.

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  5. Hi year 5 Quotient means the answer of a division problem Example The quotient of 15 divided by 5 is 3.

    Kind Regards Matthew

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  6. Evie says:

    I would personally use multiplication at school and at tutoring and also for findig out the price at the shops

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  7. Marinaishak says:

    Hello Year 5!
    When would we need to use multiplication or division in everyday life?
    – When we are adding up a Large bill.
    – When we are at a maths competition.
    – When we are adding up a large sum up and you keep getting mixed up.
    – When You are Counting Money.
    – If you are Working at a shop and need to give back change to the costumer.

    -Marina ❤

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  8. Sofia Ranieri says:

    Greetings,

    Product -Is the result if 2 numbers multiplied.
    Array-A set of objects or numbers arranged in order,often in rows or columns.
    Divide-Sharing or grouping into equal parts.
    Multiply-A mathematical operation where a number is added to itself a number of times.
    Composite-A number with more than 2 factors.
    Prime- Number that has exactly 2 factors.
    Quotient-The number resulting from dividing one number by another.
    Remainder-Amount left over after dividing a number.
    Digit-Symbol used to show a number.
    Factor-A whole number that divides exactly into another number.

    Kind Regards-S,R

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  9. Vanessa says:

    Hello everyone,
    Find the definitions of divide,quotient, composite, prime etc.
    Divide – To split up a number,evenly.E.G 15 ÷ 3 = 5
    Quotient – The answer to a division question.E.G 16 ÷ 4 = 4 (quotient)
    Composite – A number that has more factors besides 1 and itself.E.G 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 etc.
    Prime – A number that can only be divisible by 1 and itself.E.G 3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31 etc.

    Sincerely,
    Vanessa.

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  10. Hi Year 5 multiply means when when you times one number and a another number.eg I mutiply 1000 and 10 to equal 10000

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  11. Sofia says:

    Greetings,

    We use multiplication and division at school in maths and sometimes when we are shoppping.
    A strategy I learnt in maths was the split strategy.

    Sofia

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  12. Meester Kiwi says:

    Greetings Humans,
    The short division & long division strategies are very useful in maths as there are a lot of problems that may include division.

    From Meester Kiwi(H.L)

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  13. Hi year 5,a remainder is when you divide a number evenly and you still get one number left eg;16 divided by 5 equals 3 r1

    Kind Regards Matthew

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  14. M.DO says:

    Dear fellow class mates,
    When would we need to use multiplication or division in everyday life?
    we would use multiplication and division when we are cooking, going to school and building.

    Your sincerely, Michelle

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  15. Greeting Humans,
    I use multiplication when I go shopping.I use multiplication by when I want to buy 5 packets of healthy chips, I would have to use multiplication.

    Nice meeting humans

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  16. Vanessa says:

    Hello everyone,
    What do you need to remember when completing long multiplication or short division?
    For short division you need to remember that after you divide a number or two numbers if there is remainder goes with the next number.

    Kind regards,
    Vanessa.

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  17. gwayne says:

    hi year 5
    Doing multiplications was so fun.I learnt so many different types of ways to times numbers easier.

    King Regards
    Gwayne

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  18. Vanessa says:

    Hello everyone,
    What do you need to remember when completing long multiplication or short division?
    I remember that long division is a longer method than short division.

    Kind regards,
    Vanessa.

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  19. Vanessa says:

    Hello everyone,
    Reminder- The left over of a division question.
    E.g- 5 ÷ 3 = 1 r 2.

    Array-An arrangement of a set of numbers in columns.
    E.g- *********
    **********

    Sincerely,
    Vanessa.

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