Year 6 Arithmetic (SATs) · Multiplication and division · Summary
Year 6 Arithmetic (SATs) Multiplication and division: summary and key words
Part of the Year 6 Arithmetic (SATs) multiplication and division chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Short multiplication | Multiply column by column from the right, carrying tens: 4,836 × 7 = 33,852. |
| Long multiplication | Multiply by each digit of the two-digit number, then add the partial products. |
| Short division | Divide one digit at a time from the left; the remainder is smaller than the divisor. |
| Long division | Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down; the remainder can be a whole number, a fraction or rounded. |
| Powers of 10 | ×10 moves digits left; ÷10 moves them right; ×100 moves two places; ×1000 moves three. |
| Decimal × whole number | Multiply as whole numbers, then keep the same number of decimal places. |
| Equals sign | Both sides of the equals sign must have the same value. |
Can you…?
- I can multiply a four-digit number by a one-digit number and by a two-digit number
- I can divide by a one-digit number with short division and give the remainder
- I can divide by a two-digit number with long division
- I can say what a remainder means in a real problem, and round when needed
- I can multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
- I can use the equals sign to find a missing number
Key terms
- partial product
- part of a long multiplication, one for each digit of the second number
- quotient
- the answer to a division, before the remainder
- remainder
- what is left over after a division
- divisor
- the number you divide by
- commutative
- the order of the numbers does not change the answer, as in 3 × 8 = 8 × 3
- carry
- move a ten from one column to the next
- equals sign
- a sign that shows two things have the same value