KS2 Arithmetic (SATs) textbook

Chapter 2: Multiplication and division

  • Strand Number
  • Level Year 6
  • Practice 88 questions with step-by-step solutions

KS2 SATs practice for arithmetic (Year 6). Original questions in the style of the national tests. Content: Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication (Year 5-6), Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using short division, interpreting remainders (Year 5), Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using long division, interpreting the remainder (Year 6), Multiply and divide mentally, using known facts, factor pairs and commutativity (Year 5), Multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1000 (Year 5-6), Multiply a number with up to two decimal places by a one-digit whole number, and use written division with up to two decimal places (Year 6), Solve problems combining multiplication and division, including the meaning of the equals sign (Year 5-6).

Open Year 6 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • Multiply a four-digit number by a one-digit number using a column method
  • Multiply a number by a two-digit number using long multiplication
  • Divide by a one-digit number and give the remainder in the form the question asks
  • Divide by a two-digit number using long division
  • Multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 and 1000, and by a whole number

You should already know

  • Times tables to 12 × 12 and short multiplication (Year 5 maths)
  • Remainders and short division (Year 5 maths)

Where this leads

  • Fractions, including fractions of amounts (Chapter 3 of this book)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 2.1 Multiplying by a one-digit number
  2. 2.2 Multiplying by a two-digit number
  3. 2.3 Short division and remainders
  4. 2.4 Long division by a two-digit number
  5. 2.5 Multiplying and dividing decimals, and the equals sign
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and practice test questions

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).

Practise with real exam questions

The DfE publishes every past KS2 test, with mark schemes, for free.

KS2 Arithmetic (SATs) past papers