Multiplication and division where only one value is negative

Maths

Pupils use their understanding of place value and fluency with decimals from this unit in order to extend this understanding to fractions.  In the future unit, pupils will be asked to compare and order both fractions and decimals and will assess when conversion is required.

The prior unit on factors, multiples, squares and cubes helped pupils build on their understanding that any positive integer can be expressed as a product of its factors. This skill is used here to explore multiplying and dividing with decimals.

In this unit pupils develop their ability and efficacy with the four operations including more complicated and challenging calculations involving fractions, decimals and negative numbers. This leads into an exploration of the priority order of operations.

Arithmetic procedures with integers and decimals

Match each calculation to its correct answer.

Select all the calculations that have a product of $$-60$$

Select all the calculations that have an answer of $$-6$$

Match each multiplication calculation to a division calculation with the same answer.

Use an area model to work out: $$26\times17=$$ {{ }}

In the calculation $$16\div2$$ the __________ is 16.

Match each division to the correct partition.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Multiplication and division where only one value is negative

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.