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Thinking of a Number
Use inverse operations to work backwards and find a missing number.

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Thinking of a Number ?
Formal Written Division - Round Up or Down?
Answer a word problem by using either long division or short division and then round your answer according to the context.

This game is now part of the 'Calculations' collection, which includes the following 17 games and resources: Column Addition, Expanded Addition, Expanded Addition - Place Value Counters, Number Bonds(2), Addition - Digit Drag, Missing Symbols, Column Subtraction, Column Subtraction using Place Value Counters, Counting on to find difference on a beadstring, Multiplication Grid Method, Multiplication Written Method, Ratio and Scaling Numbers, Representing Multiplication, Division by Chunking Up, Division by Chunking Down, Formal Written Division - Round Up or Down?, Short Division Writen Formal Method.

The Calculations app is available on Google Play and the App Store.

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Formal Written Division - Round Up or Down? ?
Ratio and Scaling Numbers Word Problems
Designed to help children to visualise the relationships between numbers when answering word problems involving ratio and scaling quantities. Children should see that sometimes it is easier to scale numbers in one 'direction' than the other, and that they can choose the most efficient method.

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This game is now part of the 'Calculations' collection, which includes the following 17 games and resources: Column Addition, Expanded Addition, Expanded Addition - Place Value Counters, Number Bonds(2), Addition - Digit Drag, Missing Symbols, Column Subtraction, Column Subtraction using Place Value Counters, Counting on to find difference on a beadstring, Multiplication Grid Method, Multiplication Written Method, Ratio and Scaling Numbers, Representing Multiplication, Division by Chunking Up, Division by Chunking Down, Formal Written Division - Round Up or Down?, Short Division Writen Formal Method.

Click on 'Multiplication' and then 'Ratio and Scaling Numbers'.

The Calculations app is available on Google Play and the App Store.

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Ratio and Scaling Numbers Word Problems ?
Round up or down after division
Answer division word problems using a calculator and decide whether the answer needs to be rounded up or down depending on the context of the question

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Round up or down after division ?
Using a Calculator - Finding Change
Answer a variety of 2 step word problems using a calculator. Whatever is input into the calculator is then recorded and displayed, so children can see all the steps that have been taken. This makes it a great tool for demonstrating calculator skills on a whiteboard. It can also be really useful for children to practice independently, as they can trace and correct any mistakes they make.

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Using a Calculator - Finding Change ?
Reading Scales - Capacity Word Problems
Read the scales on the measuring cylinder and answer word problems involving addition and subtraction. Play against the clock for points.

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Reading Scales - Capacity Word Problems ?
Solve 2 Step Money Problems
Read and interpret 2 step word problems using a variety of contexts. This version will work on any device.

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Solve 2 Step Money Problems ?
Adding Time Word Problems
Read the time on either an analogue or digital clock and then answer a word problem involving adding a given time. Find the correct time on an anologue or digital clock. Lots of choice of level, including: adding 1 hour, multiples of 5, or 10 minutes or adding multiples of a quarter of an hour.

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Adding Time Word Problems ?
Solve 1 Step Money Problems
Read and interpret a word problem involving addition or subtraction and then solve.

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Solve 1 Step Money Problems ?
Find the Start Time
Find the start time for a given time interval.

Find the correct time on an analogue or digital clock. Lots of choice of level, including: subtracting 1 hour, multiples of 5, or 10 minutes or subtracting multiples of a quarter of an hour.

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Find the Start Time ?
Interpret Pie Charts
Answer word problems by interpreting a pie chart. Click on the '?' to view the angle of a segment

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Interpret Pie Charts ?
Finding differences between times
Find how long a journey took by jumping on a timeline.

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Finding differences between times ?
2 step problems pie charts
Solve a variety of 2 step problems by interpreting data from a pie chart.

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2 step problems pie charts ?
Temperature - Word Problems
Answer questions about the temperature around the world. Includes levels involving comparing temperatures, and comparing poistive and negative temperatures.

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Temperature - Word Problems ?
Bar Charts
Updated 18/11/17

A new and improved bar charts game. This version uses both vertical and horzontal bars and has a wider range of one step and two step questions. This game is tablet friendly and will work on any device.

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Bar Charts ?