Multiplication with Whole Numbers

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The Multiplication with Whole Numbers (i.e. 1/5 x 23 or 12 x 2/3) exercise set is an excellent exercise set for introducing students to the concept of finding a fraction of a whole number.

Change the number of exercises

Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.
Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.
Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.
For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.
Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.
To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.
To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.
To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Change the activity task

To change the activity task for the exercises, select Task in the options pane.
Click in the bubble by a task to select from Fractions of Whole Numbers, or Whole Numbers by Fractions, or a random mix of both tasks. The change will be applied immediately.

Change the denominators

To change the denominators, select the drop-down arrow for the Denominators option in the options pane.
Select the desired denominator values.
Click OK to apply the selected denominators.

CARDINAL NUMBERS

Change the range of values

To achieve values within a set range, set the the high end of the range and the low end of the range.

To set the high end of the range, select the input field for the Range High option in the options pane and enter a new value to the maximum allowed for that exercise.
To set the low end of the range, select the input field for the Range Low option in the options pane and enter a new value to the minimum allowed for that exercise.

Note

To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected. Some exercises allow negative values to be entered for either the high or low end of the range by using the hyphen as the negative sign, i.e. -10, -999, -1000.

Enforce rounding of the cardinal (whole) numbers

To change the rounding for the cardinal (whole) numbers, select the Round To option in the options pane.
Select the check box beside each of the desired place values to round to.

Ensure answers have no remainders

To ensure that answers have no remainders, select the check box for the No Remainders option in the options pane.
To allow remainders in the answers, deselect the check box for the No Remainders option in the options pane.