Basic 6Mathematics18 min

Mental Multiplication and Division Strategies

Learners use mental market multiplication and division facts.

Choose efficient mental strategies for products and quotients.

At a market stall, learners need quick totals and sharing amounts without writing long calculations.

Mental Multiplication and Division Strategies illustration

Learners use mental market multiplication and division facts.

Find 48 x 5 mentally.

  1. Half of 48 is 24, and multiplying by 5 is like multiplying by 10 then halving.
  2. 48 x 10 = 480, so half is 240.