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Using Inverses to Check Answers - Multiplication and Division WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 4, Year 5
Learning objective: Use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation

Using Inverses to Check Answers - Multiplication and Division WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

This worksheet will give your learners opportunity to practise their preferred methods for multiplication and division whilst using inverse operations to either check answers to calculations or solve missing number problems.

Students are reminded of the multiplication and division fact families in section A and introduced to inverse calculations.

In section B pupils will put this knowledge to use across three different questions.

The calculations students will complete are 3 digits divided by a single digit or 2 digits multiplied by a single digit.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

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This worksheet is designed for Year 4 and Year 5 pupils who are developing their multiplication and division skills. At this stage, children are ready to tackle more complex calculations involving larger numbers and can benefit from learning systematic checking methods. The inverse operations approach helps consolidate their understanding whilst building confidence in their computational accuracy.