Times and divide facts together

What this chapter teaches

Three numbers make four facts: two times and two divide. Times can swap places and divide cannot. To answer a divide question, ask what times the divider makes the number.

Three questions to ask

There is no one right wording. Listen for the idea.

1. Which four facts can you make from 3, 7 and 21?
2. How can a times fact help you answer 42 ÷ 6?
3. Why can times swap places but divide cannot?

After the chapter, the learner can

• Write the four facts that link 3, 7 and 21
• Use a times fact to answer a divide question
• Show that 6 × 4 and 4 × 6 give the same answer