AC9M5A01Year 5AlgebraPractised on site

AC9M5A01 — Year 5 Algebra

Official Curriculum Content Description:

recognise and explain the connection between multiplication and division as inverse operations and use this to develop families of number facts

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Inverse Operations with Larger Numbers

Given that

2 \times 2 = 4

, what is the value of

4 \div 2

Common mistake: Confusing the divisor with the quotient.

Correct Answer:

2

Worked Solution:

1. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication. 2. Since

2 \times 2 = 4

, dividing the product by

2

gives the other factor:

4 \div 2 = 2

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