Multiplication and division problems – Year 2 maths test answers to download as PDF

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1. Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)

   1. Count in 5s seven times: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35. So 7 × 5 = 35. (1 mark)
   2. Multiplying by 2 is doubling: double 9 is 18, so 9 × 2 = 18. (1 mark)
   3. Ask how many 10s make 60: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 is six 10s. So 60 ÷ 10 = 6. (1 mark)
   4. Use the fact from part a: 7 × 5 = 35, so 35 shared into 5s gives 7. 35 ÷ 5 = 7. (1 mark)

2. Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)

   1. The whole bar is 30 and it is split into 5 equal parts. 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30, so each part is 6. (1 mark)
   2. The bar model shows the whole divided into 5 equal parts: 30 ÷ 5 = 6. The fact 5 × 6 = 30 also matches. (1 mark)
   3. Any story with 30 things shared fairly into 5 groups of 6 is correct. For example: 30 sweets are shared equally between 5 children, so each child gets 6 sweets. (2 marks: 1 for equal sharing of 30 into 5, 1 for the answer 6)

3. Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)

   1. Each pot holds 10 pencils and there are 4 pots: 4 × 10 = 40 pencils. (1 mark)
   2. A child takes 7 of the 40: 40 − 7 = 33 pencils left. (1 mark)
   3. Share 33 between 3 tables: 3 tens shared by 3 is 1 ten each, and 3 ones shared by 3 is 1 each. So each table gets 11 pencils. Check: 11 × 3 = 33. (2 marks: 1 for dividing by 3, 1 for 11)

4. Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)

   1. Which number times 5 makes 45? Count in 5s to 45: that is 9 jumps. So 9 × 5 = 45. (1 mark)
   2. 2 times which number is 16? Half of 16 is 8, so 2 × 8 = 16. (1 mark)
   3. A number halved gives 9, so the number is double 9: 9 × 2 = 18. Check: 18 ÷ 2 = 9. (1 mark)
   4. 50 shared into equal groups gives 10 in each. 5 × 10 = 50, so the missing number is 5: 50 ÷ 5 = 10. (1 mark)

5. Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)

   1. 5 children each sell 6 tickets. Count in 5s six times (or in 6s five times): 5 × 6 = 30 tickets. (1 mark)
   2. One prize for every 10 tickets: count the 10s in 30, which is 10, 20, 30. So 30 ÷ 10 = 3 prizes. (1 mark)
   3. Each prize costs 2 pounds and there are 3 prizes: 3 × 2 = 6 pounds. (1 mark)
   4. The fair makes 3 pounds on each of the 3 prizes: 3 × 3 = 9 pounds. (1 mark)

Total : 20 marks