Max Maths, Year 6, Try it, Dividing 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers (1)

In the Max Maths Year 6 curriculum, students are encouraged to practice their division skills with a 'Try it' activity that focuses on dividing 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. This particular exercise involves using repeated subtraction as a method to understand and solve division problems. The activity provides a helpful factors and multiples chart, which serves as a tool for students to find the correct answers with greater ease.

For instance, one of the problems presented is 888 divided by 12. Students are instructed to repeatedly subtract multiples of 12 from 888 until they reach zero or a number less than 12. The multiples chart lists several products of 12, such as 5 times 12 equals 60, and goes up to 40 times 12 equals 480, which students can use to subtract large chunks from the total in a systematic way. Similarly, another problem asks students to divide 730 by 14, and again, they must use repeated subtraction, this time using the provided multiples of 14, such as 2 times 14 equals 28 and 50 times 14 equals 700, to find the quotient. This hands-on approach not only aids in the calculation but also strengthens the understanding of division and the relationship between division, multiplication, factors, and multiples.