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Activity 61

Evaluate each of the following and where possible give an example from everyday life to illustrate the calculation.

  • (a) 4 × 3

  • (b) 2 × 7

  • (c) 3 × 5

Answer

  • (a) 4 × 3 = 12.

  • Four debts of £3 is a debt of £12.

  • (b) 2 × 7 = 14.

  • Thomas’s mother taking away two £7 IOUs is equivalent to giving him £14.

  • (c) 3 × 5 = 15.

  • Thomas gives away 3 five pound notes, which is equivalent to giving away £15.