Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Multiplying and dividing by multiples of 10

The Max Maths Year 6 Workbook provides comprehensive practice for students to enhance their skills in multiplying and dividing by multiples of 10. In Practice 5, students are tasked with a series of exercises designed to reinforce their understanding of these concepts. The first section requires them to multiply given numbers by multiples of 10, starting with simpler calculations such as 45 multiplied by 70, and gradually increasing in complexity to multiplying numbers by larger multiples such as 500, 2,000, and even 30,000. The process encourages students to break down the multiplication into more manageable steps, multiplying the numbers first before applying the multiple of 10.

The workbook continues with further multiplication exercises, where students must show their working, helping them to develop a clear method for tackling these problems. This is followed by mental multiplication tasks that challenge students to quickly and accurately multiply numbers by multiples of 10 without written calculations. The section on division similarly progresses from straightforward division problems to more complex ones, with students again showing their working for the initial problems before moving on to mental division tasks. These exercises are designed to build confidence and fluency in working with multiples of 10, a fundamental numerical skill that is crucial for mathematical competence at this level of education.