The Transport Museum (Preparatory Stage Math)
Worksheet A: Concepts
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16 tens; 160.
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16 groups of 10 are 16 tens, which is 160 as a number; “language of tens” supports x10 reasoning.
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1100; 11 × 100.
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Hundreds language models multiplication by 100; 11 hundreds means 11 × 100 = 1100 clearly.
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×10 and ×5 parts.
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Times-15 can be seen as times-10 plus times-5 using a 10-and-5 column split for counting.
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Equal; both are 140.
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“14 tens” translates directly to 140; unit language maps to the numeral exactly.
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42.
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3 × 7 = 21; doubling gives 42, modeling ×14 as 2 × (×7) from equal-group splits.
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(6 × 10) + (6 × 5) = 60 + 30 = 90.
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Split 15 as 10 and 5; add partial products for flexible computation via arrays.
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26 tens; 260.
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Multiplying by 10 creates tens; 26 groups of 10 are 260 numerically using place-value shift.
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200 hundreds; 2000.
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20 groups of 100 equal 200 hundreds, which count to 2000; supports ×100 patterns.
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11 × 200 = 11 two-hundreds = 22 hundreds = 2200.
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200 is two hundreds; 11 groups of that are 22 hundreds by regrouping, totaling 2200.
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Compute ×7 and double each entry to get ×14 quickly.
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Since 14 = 2 × 7, doubling any ×7 product generates the corresponding ×14 product systematically.
Worksheet B: Computational Skills
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1 kg; 1000 ml.
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Benchmark facts support multiplicative composition and place-value grouping in measures.
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140; 300.
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Fourteen tens are 140; thirty tens are 300 by place-value shifting with ×10.
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700; 1200.
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Hundreds multiply to larger round totals; “12 hundreds” equals 1200 for clarity.
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40 + 20 = 60.
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Using 10-and-5 decomposition supports fluent partial products for ×15.
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24 tens = 240; 120 + 120 = 240.
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Language of tens matches partial-products methods, ensuring consistent totals.
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3000, 3000, 1800.
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Times-100 scales hundreds; times-200 doubles times-100 results (15×200 = 2×(15×100)).
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96 tens; 960.
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Multiply 24 by 4 to get 96 tens, i.e., 960 as the count in standard form.
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350; 3500; ×10.
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Scaling group size by 10 scales the total by 10, preserving the factor 7 relation.
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7; 6 × 7 = 42.
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Uncover a factor from a product cell by dividing by the known row factor to get the column factor.
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135 (9×10 + 9×5).
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Leverage 10-and-5 split again to compose 135 efficiently with mental partial products.
Worksheet C: Problem-Solving & Modeling
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140 children.
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10 × 14 = 14 tens = 140 using the ×10 rule or by partial products (10×10 + 10×4).
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240 people.
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12 × 20 = 24 tens = 240; or 12×10 + 12×10 = 120 + 120 = 240 for verification.
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23 full coaches, remainder 2.
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324 ÷ 14 = 23 R2; remainder means two children still to be seated in the next coach if allowed.
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9728 people.
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6400 + 3200 + 128 = 9728; split 152 into 100, 50, and 2 to combine partial products efficiently.
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15 boats.
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960 ÷ 64 = 15 exactly; measure-type division counts how many 64s fit into 960.
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60 sacks; 6 sacks (for 100 kg bags).
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600 ÷ 10 = 60; 600 ÷ 100 = 6; changing group size changes group count inversely.
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1728 passengers.
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24×70 + 24×2 = 1680 + 48 = 1728; or 24×72 via (20+4)×72 split to sum partials.
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Children: ₹12,924; Teachers: ₹5,394.
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36×359 = 36×(300+50+9) = 10,800 + 1,800 + 324 = 12,924; 6×899 = 5,394; partial-product structure.
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3750 / 3875 (add 125 for the 31st day).
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30×125 = 3750; add one more day’s 125 to make 3875; month-length reasoning.
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₹200×4; ₹50×15; ₹20×37.5 (not possible using whole pieces); ₹5×150; ₹2×375.
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750 ÷ 200 = 3 R150 → need 4 to pay at least 750 exactly with that denomination; only whole counts allowed, so ₹20-only isn’t possible without mixing as it requires half a note; others divide exactly.
Two best activities
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Students “buy” packs of tens/hundreds to build products like 26×10, 15×20, 11×200 using place-value tiles.
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Provide mock “tens” and “hundreds” tiles. Pairs draw a problem (e.g., 26×10, 12×20, 11×200) and model it as “tens/hundreds” first (26 tens; 24 tens; 22 hundreds), then convert to numbers. Learners write both the unit-language and numeral forms on mini whiteboards, reinforcing times-10/100 patterns and regrouping (e.g., 11×200 as 22 hundreds = 2200).
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Build ×15 via 10+5 splits and ×14 via doubling ×7 using dot arrays and quick sketches; present two solution paths aloud.
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Groups draw arrays for targets like 6×15 and 3×14. For ×15, split into 10 and 5 columns and add partials; for ×14, compute ×7 then double. Each group explains both the visual and the number sentences (e.g., 6×15 = 6×10 + 6×5; 3×14 = 2×(3×7)) to the class, cementing pattern recognition and flexible computation.