MA3-MR-01, Multiplication and division strategies
Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) · Mathematics · Multiplicative relations
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve multiplication and division problems.
MA3-MR-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 3 spans Years 5 and 6, the worksheets below come from Year 5 and Year 6. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.
Teaching guide
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve multiplication and division problems.
Build multiplication as equal groups and arrays, then skip counting, then recall of facts. Show that the array shows why a × b = b × a.
Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.
Confusing the number of groups with the number in each group, and adding when a word problem implies repeated groups.
Multiplication worksheets
All multiplication worksheets →Division worksheets
All division worksheets →Word Problems worksheets
All word problems worksheets →NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.