Number (multiplication and division): Robin & Wild Boar

Further Challenges

• With a partner, think about what would happen if Rachel found 23 worms. Is there still a way of sharing these equally amongst the robin and song thrush chicks? Is there more than one solution to this problem? How do you know?
• If a wild boar cleared a patch of snow that was 16 square metres. What lengths might the sides of this area be?
• The 24 Game is a fabulous problem-solving activity on the Nrich website that will reinforce mental arithmetic, estimation and the importance of the order of operations.