In this worksheet, you have to select alternative ways of carrying out the given calculations because the '5' key is broken on your calculator.
Example
Work out 56 x 45
Answer
We could, for example, halve the first number and double the second to get
28 x 90
There are many other strategies that you could use, but the important thing is to end up with the correct answer without using the number 5!
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