How it works
Every column is the same mix. Do the same to both rows: multiply or divide, never add.
One bracelet has 3 green and 6 white beads. For 4 bracelets: 4 × 3 = 12 green and 4 × 6 = 24 white.
Use a column you know to fill the gap.
Worked examples
Multiply
- One bracelet has 3 green and 6 white beads.
- For 4 bracelets multiply both by 4: 3 × 4 = 12 and 6 × 4 = 24.
- That is 12 green and 24 white.
Divide
- A sticker page has 9 dog and 3 cat stickers.
- For 1/3 of a page divide both by 3: 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 3 ÷ 3 = 1.
- That is 3 dog and 1 cat.
Find the gap
- 24 adult and 42 child tickets sell each day.
- Divide both by 6 to get 4 adult for every 7 child.
- Multiply by 8 for another column: 32 and 56.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Every bracelet has the same mix. How many black beads go with 12 pink beads? Answer: ___
- Every bracelet has the same mix. How many blue beads go with 6 red beads? Answer: ___
- One page has this mix of stars and moons. Another page has the same mix, 3 times as many. How many moons are on that page? Answer: ___