We've already looked at how to add numbers together. Now we are going to look at multiplication, which is a special maths tool we can use to quickly find the total of groups of groups of the same size.

Let's start by watching a video!

So we now know that tripling is the same as multiplying by $3$3.

Worked Examples

Question 1

$6\times3$6×3

Question 2

$3\times0$3×0

Question 3

$3\times12$3×12

Outcomes

NA2-1

Use simple additive strategies with whole numbers and fractions

Multiplication x3