11+ Maths
Listing multiples, finding common multiples and using LCM-style thinking in 11+ number problems.
Multiples appears in 40 of our 338 ready papers (45 tagged questions). It averages 1.1 questions a paper worth about 1.8 marks each. The typical question allows around 50 sec. It appears in 1 CSSE paper we hold.
Multiples questions ask for the next multiples of a number, common multiples of two numbers, or the least common multiple in simple form. Papers also hide multiples inside timetable and “every nth day” word problems. Children who confuse multiples with factors list the wrong set. Teach skip-counting and a clear definition: multiples are what you get when you multiply. Link this hub to factors and primes, and to sequences when the pattern is a constant multiple. Under exam pressure, write the first few multiples of each number before hunting for overlaps. For “every 4 days / every 6 days” style stems, list calendar multiples until you find the first shared date instead of guessing. Common-multiple questions get easier if you list the larger number’s multiples first and test each one for divisibility by the smaller.
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