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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 3Chapter 7 · Multiplying with 2, 5 and 10
Step-by-step Maths Level 3 · Multiplying with 2, 5 and 10 · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 3 Multiplying with 2, 5 and 10: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 3 multiplying with 2, 5 and 10 chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
The 2 times tableCount in twos; the answers are even
The 5 times tableCount in fives; the answers end in 0 or 5
The 10 times tableAdd a zero to the end of the number
Missing numbers and divisionAsk what times the number makes the answer; count in steps
Totals of groupsWork out each set, then add the totals

Can you…?

  • I can recall the 2 times table facts, in any order
  • I can recall the 5 times table facts, in any order
  • I can recall the 10 times table facts, in any order
  • I can find a missing number in a multiplication
  • I can use the facts for division, as the inverse of multiplication
  • I can add the totals of equal groups to solve a problem

Key terms

times table
a list of the multiples of one number
divide
share into equal groups; the sign is ÷
inverse
the operation that undoes another; division undoes multiplication
multiple
a number in the times table of another number, such as 10 is a multiple of 5

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