Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Multiplication
Mental Multiplication Strategies and Fact Families
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Multiplication. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. Which division fact belongs to the same fact family as 6 \times 7 = 42?
- A. 7 \div 6 = 1.16
- B. 42 \div 7 = 6
- C. 42 \div 2 = 21
- D. 42 - 7 = 35
2. Use expanded form to work out 7 \times 34 mentally.
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3. A cooperative packs 72 kg of coffee into bags of 9 kg each. How many bags are packed?
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4. Mama Wanjiku sells sukuma wiki at KES 15 per bundle. She splits 15 into 10 + 5 to find the cost of 8 bundles mentally. How much does the customer pay?
- A. KES 100
- B. KES 110
- C. KES 120
- D. KES 130
5. In the multiplication statement 8 \times 7 = 56, what is the number 56 called?
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More in Multiplication
- Square Roots of Perfect Squares up to 10,000
- Combined Operations with Powers
- Digital Games and Problem Solving with Whole Numbers
- Review of Whole Numbers
- Multiplication using Expanded Form and the Grid Method
- Standard Column Multiplication
- Estimation of Products by Rounding Factors
- Multiplication Patterns & Sequences
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