Work through the levels in order. Type your answer and press Check — open the worked solution if you get stuck. Answers like -6, 3/4 or 0.25 are typed exactly as shown. A ⭐ Bonus Challenge at the end is extra credit — skip it if the rest was hard work.
Level 1 · Warm-up
1 A hall has 6 rows of 8 chairs. How many chairs are there?
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6 × 8 = 48 chairs.
2 A tray holds 4 rows of 5 cakes. How many cakes are in 3 full trays?
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One tray: 4 × 5 = 20 cakes. Three trays: 3 × 20 = 60 cakes.
3 Which is bigger: 7 × 4 or 5 × 6? Write the bigger answer as a number.
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7 × 4 = 28 and 5 × 6 = 30, so the bigger answer is 30.
Level 2 · Core
4 An array has 9 rows of 7 counters. One more row is added. How many counters are there now?
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10 rows of 7 is 70. (Or 63 + 7 = 70.)
5 A box holds 6 rows of 4 pencils. Two boxes are opened and 9 pencils are used. How many pencils are left?
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One box: 6 × 4 = 24. Two boxes: 48. After using 9: 48 − 9 = 39 pencils.
6 5 × ▢ = 45. What number belongs in the box?
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45 ÷ 5 = 9, because 5 × 9 = 45.
Level 3 · Challenge
7 An array of 24 counters has 6 counters in each row. How many rows are there?
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24 ÷ 6 = 4 rows.
8 An array has the same number of rows as columns and holds 36 counters. How many rows does it have?
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6 × 6 = 36, so there are 6 rows.
9 One shelf holds 8 rows of 5 books. Another holds 6 rows of 7. How many more books does the second shelf hold?
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First shelf: 8 × 5 = 40. Second: 6 × 7 = 42. The second holds 42 − 40 = 2 more.
⭐ Bonus Challenge · only if the rest felt easy
10 An egg carton holds 6 rows of 2 eggs. You fill 3 cartons, then drop and break 5 eggs. How many eggs are left?
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One carton: 6 × 2 = 12 eggs. Three cartons: 3 × 12 = 36 eggs. After breaking 5: 36 − 5 = 31 eggs.