Max Maths, Year 5, Work Book, Multiplying by a 2-digit number

The Max Maths workbook for Year 5 provides a comprehensive practice on multiplying by a 2-digit number. Practice 6 in the workbook presents a series of real-world scenarios to help students grasp the concept. For instance, one problem asks students to calculate the total earnings from the sale of bananas at a school canteen. If a banana costs 75 cents and 37 bananas are sold in a day, students are first encouraged to make an estimate before finding the actual product using a table to multiply rows and columns, and then adding the results. This methodical approach aids students in understanding the multiplication process and reinforces their estimation skills.

Another problem in the workbook involves calculating the total number of tomatoes in multiple baskets. If one basket contains 26 tomatoes, students must determine how many tomatoes there would be in 115 baskets. Similar to the previous task, they start with an estimate before using the table method to find the actual product. Further exercises in the workbook include multiplying the number of pages in dictionaries ordered by a school library, calculating the cost of party hats for a school event, and various multiplication problems that require using the column method. The workbook also includes a problem-solving section, where students apply their multiplication skills to determine how many more cookies will be baked by one class compared to another in a cooking school scenario, illustrating the practical application of mathematics in everyday situations.