A few common multiples of 6 and 8 are 24, 48, 72 and 96.
Check it yourself: 24 = 4 sixes and 24 = 3 eights. Both animals land there.
Q3.
If the cat and the rat land on the same number, the cat will catch the rat. The cat is now on 6 and the rat on 12. When the cat jumps 3 steps forward, the rat jumps 2 steps forward. Will the cat catch the rat? If yes, at which number?
Answer
The number track. The cat is on 6 and the rat is on 12.
Yes, the cat catches the rat at 24.
Let us write where each one is after every jump.
Jump
Cat (+3)
Rat (+2)
start
6
12
1
9
14
2
12
16
3
15
18
4
18
20
5
21
22
6
24
24
Both reach 24 after 6 jumps.
Why it happens: The cat is 6 steps behind. In each jump the cat gains 3 − 2 = 1 step. So after 6 jumps the gap of 6 becomes 0 and they meet at 24.
Q4.
Find multiplication and division sentences below. Shade the sentences. How many can you find? Two examples are done for you.
Answer
3
4
2
7
4
9
8
2
4
2
10
20
5
2
2
4
12
8
0
6
4
8
8
1
3
2
6
2
2
6
16
2
2
3
6
18
6
5
3
1
10
3
4
1
12
2
7
14
2
0
2
2
6
10
7
2
20
5
8
2
2
5
10
2
The number grid in the book. Read across a row or down a column.
Read three boxes in a row (left to right) or three boxes in a column (top to bottom). We found 17 sentences.
Across the rows:
Row 2: 2 × 10 = 20 and 2 × 2 = 4
Row 3: 8 ÷ 8 = 1
Row 4: 3 × 2 = 6
Row 5: 2 × 3 = 6 and 3 × 6 = 18
Row 6: 2 × 7 = 14
Row 8: 2 × 5 = 10
Down the columns:
Column 1: 3 × 4 = 12 and 10 × 2 = 20
Column 2: 4 × 2 = 8
Column 3: 4 × 2 = 8
Column 4: 1 × 2 = 2
Column 5: 2 × 6 = 12 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2
Column 6: 5 × 2 = 10
Column 7: 2 × 8 = 16
Note: In our copy of the book the two “examples done for you” are not printed with any shading, so all 17 sentences are listed above. You may also find a few more if your teacher lets you read a row from right to left.