Topic 2 of 10 · Quick-fire practice up to 12 × 12
Times tables and division facts
Mr Boston
The secret to fast division is knowing your times tables. If you know 7 × 8 = 56, you already know 56 ÷ 7 = 8 and 56 ÷ 8 = 7!
Fact families
Three numbers that go together make a fact family. From one multiplication fact you get four facts:
6 × 9 = 549 × 6 = 5454 ÷ 6 = 954 ÷ 9 = 6
How to find a division fact quickly
- Read it as a question. 42 ÷ 7 means “how many 7s make 42?”
- Count up in 7s if you need to. 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42: that’s 6 jumps.
- Check with multiplication. 6 × 7 = 42 ✓
Handy tricks
- ÷ 2: halve the number. ÷ 4: halve it, then halve again.
- ÷ 5: the answer is double the number ÷ 10 (35 ÷ 5: 35 × 2 = 70, 70 ÷ 10 = 7).
- ÷ 10: the digits move one place to the right (60 ÷ 10 = 6).
- ÷ 9: in the 9 times table up to 90, the digits add up to 9 (54: 5 + 4 = 9).
Tayo
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Practise
Quick-fire division facts: how many can you get in 60 seconds?
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Printable worksheet
Times tables and division facts worksheet. The questions are on the first page, and the answers for grown-ups are on the last page, so you can print just the first page for your child.
Printing is optional. A4 size.