Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Multiplying by a 1-digit number

In the Max Maths workbook for Year 6, students are presented with multiplication word problems to practice and apply their understanding of multiplying by a 1-digit number. The first scenario involves a fruit seller who has 327 strawberries left at the end of the day. The problem requires students to calculate how many strawberries the seller had in the morning, knowing that the morning quantity was 7 times the end-of-day amount. To solve this, students are instructed to create a model representing the problem, determine the necessary mathematical operation, estimate the answer by rounding, and then perform the actual calculation to find the precise number of morning strawberries, finally relating their answer back to the context of the problem.

Another problem introduces Samir’s mother, who works 17 hours a week. Students must calculate the total hours she works over 7 weeks and then determine her earnings given an hourly rate of $8. This two-part problem requires students to multiply the weekly hours by 7 to find the total hours worked and then multiply this figure by the hourly wage to find the total earnings. Additional exercises include calculating the total number of animals a farmer has by first determining how many chickens he owns, given that he has 8 times as many chickens as his 24 goats, and then adding this to the number of goats. Lastly, students help Samir calculate the total amount he has saved towards a new bicycle by multiplying his daily savings by the number of days he has saved, and subsequently figuring out how much more he needs to save to reach the price of the bicycle.