Horizontal Missing Multiplicands

Worksheet Description

This worksheet presents a set of seven multiplication problems, each with an unknown single-digit multiplier and a four-digit multiplicand resulting in a provided product. The task for students is to determine the missing single-digit multiplier that will yield the given product when multiplied by the four-digit number. The problems are displayed in a clean and simple format, with a space for the missing multiplier and the complete product given. At the top of the worksheet, there is a line for the student’s name, signifying that the worksheet is designed for individual practice.

The worksheet aims to teach students reverse calculation skills by having them deduce the missing single-digit multiplier in a multiplication equation. This exercise strengthens their understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division, enhancing their ability to work backwards from a product to find a factor. It also helps students practice their division skills, as finding the missing multiplier essentially involves dividing the product by the known multiplicand. The goal is to bolster students’ number sense and to reinforce their problem-solving abilities within the context of multiplication and division.