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Predicting the size of a product

I can explain how to use the size of one number in a multiplication to predict the size of the product.

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Predicting the size of a product

I can explain how to use the size of one number in a multiplication to predict the size of the product.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. If one factor is made ___ times the size and the other factor remains the same, the product will be ___ times the size.
  2. When a number is multiplied by a value less than one, the product is smaller than the original number.
  3. When a number is multiplied by a value greater than one, the product is greater than the original number.

Keywords

  • Product - The product is the result of two or more numbers multiplied together.

  • Factor - Factors are integers that are multiplied together to get a product.

Common misconception

Children may think that multiplication always makes things larger. Children may scale incorrectly.

When a number is multiplied by a value less than 1, the product is smaller than the original number - multiplication doesn't always make things larger. Compare numbers: if one factor is made ___ times the size, the product will be ___ times the size.


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Refer to keyword definition - a factor is an integer so decimal fractions cannot be considered factors. Provide children with scaffolded support it they are not confident with their times-tables.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the number to its written representation.
Correct Answer:seven tenths,0.7
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0.7

Correct Answer:nine tenths,0.9
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0.9

Correct Answer:seven ones,7
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7

Correct Answer:seven hundredths,0.07
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0.07

Correct Answer:nine hundredths,0.09
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0.09

Q2.
Complete the equations by matching the expression with its missing part.
Correct Answer:5 × ___ = 25,5
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5

Correct Answer:5 × ___ = 30,6
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6

Correct Answer:5 × ___ = 40,8
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8

Correct Answer:5 × ___ = 55,11
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11

Correct Answer:5 × ___ = 35,7
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7

Q3.
Match the expression to its product.
Correct Answer:9 × 9,81
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81

Correct Answer:9 × 4,36
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36

Correct Answer:9 × 1,1
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1

Correct Answer:9 × 5,45
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45

Correct Answer:9 × 6,63
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63

Q4.
Match the expression to its product.
Correct Answer:9 × 10,90
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90

Correct Answer:9 × 100,900
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900

Correct Answer:9 × 1,000,9,000
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9,000

Correct Answer:19 × 10,190
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190

Correct Answer:19 × 100,1,900
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1,900

Q5.
Match the expression to its product.
Correct Answer:8 × 0.1,0.8
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0.8

Correct Answer:8 × 0.01,0.08
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0.08

Correct Answer:18 × 0.1,1.8
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1.8

Correct Answer:18 × 0.01,0.18
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0.18

Correct Answer:108 × 0.01,1.08
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1.08

Q6.
Which of the following would make this calculation correct? 43 > 8 × ___
Correct answer: 5
6
7
8

6 Questions

Q1.
Use the fact that 9 × 8 = 72, to match the expressions to their product.
Correct Answer:9 × 80,720
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720

Correct Answer:9 × 800 ,7,200
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7,200

Correct Answer:9 × 0.8,7.2
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7.2

Correct Answer:9 × 0,0
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0

Correct Answer:9 × 0.08,0.72
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0.72

Q2.
If 6 × 72 = 432, what does 6 × 0.72 equal?
4,320
432
43.2
Correct answer: 4.32
0.432
Q3.
True or False? 13 × 0.9 will have a product that is smaller than 13
Correct answer: True
False
Q4.
Match the expression with its missing symbol < > or =
Correct Answer:6 × 0.7 ___ 6,<
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<

Correct Answer:6 × 1.7 ___ 6,>
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>

Correct Answer:6 × 1 ___ 6,=
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=

Q5.
Which of the following would make this calculation correct? 3.4 > 0.9 × ___
Correct answer: 3
4
5
6
Q6.
Which of the following will have a product greater than the original number being multiplied?
6 × 0.2
6 × 1
6 × 0
Correct answer: 6 × 1.2
Correct answer: 6 × 3.5