Class 5 Maths Chapter 6, The Dairy Farm, develops multi-digit multiplication strategies through milk-pouch arrays, multiplying by 10s and 100s, doubling and halving, area-model decomposition, standard column multiplication, composting calculations and dairy cooperative word problems.
What Class 5 Mathematics Chapter 6 Covers
Multiplication Patterns, Doubling/Halving & Area Split revises multiplication by 10, 100 and their multiples, uses the doubling and halving strategy (e.g., 16 × 25 = 8 × 50 = 4 × 100 = 400), and splits 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by place value to multiply inside a box grid.
Standard Column Multiplication & Dairy Cooperative Problems connects the partial-products grid to compact column multiplication of 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers, solving real-world dairy farm, cattle-feed and King’s Reward doubling problems.
Exercises in Chapter 6
- Let Us Do, Let Us Think, and Let Us Solve practice exercises.
- Interactive number games, visual grids, and hands-on puzzles.
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FAQ
How does the ‘doubling and halving’ strategy simplify multiplication like 15 × 18?
Doubling one factor while halving the other keeps the product unchanged: 15 × 18 = 30 × 9 = 270.
Does changing the order of numbers in multiplication change the product?
No. Multiplication is commutative, so multiplying in any order gives the exact same product (for example, 24 × 15 = 15 × 24 = 360).