There are many situations in school and out where this skill is valuable and understanding how to manipulate these relationships will help pupils to understand the mathematics rather than just learn a set of procedures or lots of formulae.

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Product - A product in algebra is the result of two or more terms multiplied together.

Rearranging even simple multiplicative relationships correctly will be really valuable to pupils and will be used in many other topic areas. It is worth spending the time embedding this key skill.

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6 Questions

Q1.

In the multiplication 7 × 8 = 56, you call 56 the __________ of 7 and 8.

factor

multiplicand

multiplier

Correct answer: product

Q2.

Which other related facts make up the fact family for 7 × 8 = 56?

Correct answer: 56 ÷ 7 = 8

8 ÷ 56 = 7

Correct answer: 56 ÷ 8 = 7

7 ÷ 56 = 8

Correct answer: 8 × 7 = 56

Q3.

132 × 17 = 2244, so 132 is a __________ of 2244.

Correct answer: factor

multiple

prime factor

product

Q4.

Which of these is equivalent to the division $$20\div5$$?

$$5\div20$$

Correct answer: $$20\over5$$

$$5\over20$$

$$5\times20$$

Q5.

Match each expression to its simplified form.

Correct Answer:$$b\times{h}$$,$$bh$$

$$bh$$

Correct Answer:$$l\times{w}\times{h}$$,$$lwh$$

$$lwh$$

Correct Answer:$$2\times{\pi}\times{r}$$,$$2\pi{r}$$

$$2\pi{r}$$

Correct Answer:$$\pi\times{r}\times{r}$$,$${\pi}r^2$$

$${\pi}r^2$$

Correct Answer:$$2\times{b} +2\times{h}$$,$$2b +2h$$

$$2b +2h$$

Correct Answer:$$\pi\times{d}$$,$$\pi{d}$$

$$\pi{d}$$

Q6.

Which of these expressions is the reciprocal of $$3\over{xy^2}$$?

$$3x\over{y^2}$$

$$3y^2\over{x}$$

$$3\times{xy^2}$$

Correct answer: $$xy^2\over{3}$$

$$3xy^2$$

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6 Questions

Q1.

In algebra, the product is the result of two or more __________ multiplied together.

equations

solutions

Correct answer: terms

unknowns

Q2.

Which of these equations are valid rearrangements of the generalisation $$a\times{b}=c$$ ?

Correct answer: $$b\times{a}=c$$

$$c\times{a}=b$$

$$b\div{c}=a$$

Correct answer: $$c\div{b}=a$$

Correct answer: $$c\div{a}=b$$

Q3.

The area of a parallelogram can be found using the formula $$A=b\times{h}.$$ Which of these are correct rearrangements of the formula?

$$b=A\times{h}$$

Correct answer: $$A=h\times{b}$$

Correct answer: $${A\over{b}}=h$$

$${h\over{A}}=b$$

$${b\over{h}}=A$$

Q4.

The circumference of a circle can be found using the formula $$C=2{\pi}r.$$ Which of these are correct rearrangements of the formula?

Correct answer: $${C\over{\pi}}=2r$$

Correct answer: $${C\over{r}}=2\pi$$

Correct answer: $${C\over{2r}}=\pi$$

$$2C={\pi}r$$

$${2r\over{C}}=\pi$$

Q5.

Sofia wants to rearrange the equation $${y\over{3x}}=z$$ into the form $$y=\square$$. Which first step would be most efficient for Sofia to apply to both sides of the equation?

$$\div{3x}$$

Correct answer: $$\times{3x}$$

$$\times{x}$$

$$\times{3}$$

$$\times{y}$$

Q6.

Which of these equations is an arrangement of $${2c\over7de}=5d^2$$ ?

Correct answer: $$2c=35d^3e$$

$$2c=35d^2e$$

$$2c=35de^3$$

$$2c=35d^2e^2$$