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Arranging Additions and Sorting Subtractions
Fruity Pairs
Subtraction Slip
Picture Your Method
Compare the Calculations
Countdown
Method in Multiplying Madness?
Which Way?
Which Way?
The tasks in this feature encourage you to make a deliberate choice about the way you solve a calculation. We hope this will help you become a more curious and adventurous mathematician, with the confidence to use any method that you think suits a particular calculation.
Arranging Additions and Sorting Subtractions Age 5 to 7Challenge Level 
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Order these four calculations from easiest to hardest. How did you decide?
Fruity Pairs Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Which two items of fruit could Kate and Sam choose? Can you order the prices from lowest to highest?
Subtraction Slip Age 5 to 7Challenge Level
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Can you spot the mistake in this video? How would you work out the answer to this calculation?
Picture Your Method Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you match these calculation methods to their visual representations?
Compare the Calculations Age 7 to 11Challenge Level
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Can you put these four calculations into order of difficulty? How did you decide?
Countdown Age 7 to 14Challenge Level
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.
Method in Multiplying Madness? Age 7 to 14Challenge Level
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Watch our videos of multiplication methods that you may not have met before. Can you make sense of them?
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