Bigger or smaller? — Tables & Multiplication Mastery

How it works

Compare with 1 — “times more than 1 grows, times less than 1 shrinks”

1. Look only at the multiplier: is it more than 1 or less than 1?
2. More than 1 (1.1, 1.5, 2.5) → bigger.
3. Less than 1 (0.2, 0.5, 0.75, 0.9) → smaller.

Use it for: Discounts, recipes, maps and scale drawings, and decimals in Class 5–7.

Worked example: Is 24 × 0.5 bigger or smaller than 24? Smaller

✏️ Practice

Work it out in your head or on paper, then tap your answer — or type it and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

🏁 Lesson 20 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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🖨️ Bigger or Smaller Multiplication Worksheet

• Worksheet set 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 2 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 3 (PDF)