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Logic Masters · Ages 11 to 12
All Logic Masters gamesFraction Multiply Divide Escape
Five gates of multiplying fractions and dividing by flipping the second one. For ages 11 to 12.
EscapeMultiply fractions and divide using reciprocals~13 min per level5 levelsAll devices
- Free · no account required
- COPPA compliant
- +10 XP per level
- 5 levels
- Plays on all devices
- Curriculum-aligned
The learning journey
Every activity is one step. Here is where this one fits.
- Play(you are here)Learn the idea in a game
- PractiseLock it in on paper
- ReviewCome back and keep it sharp
- MasterTake on a harder challenge
- AchieveEarn a certificate
About Fraction Multiply Divide Escape
Fraction Multiply Divide Escape is a five-gate run through the two fraction operations students find hardest to believe. Multiplying fractions is genuinely easy — multiply along the top, multiply along the bottom, and you are done — and that is exactly the problem. A student who has just spent a year finding common denominators to add fractions is primed to think every fraction operation needs one, and a good number of them go and find a common denominator for multiplication too, doing three times the work for the same answer or, more often, the wrong one. Division looks like the opposite: impossible at first glance, and then trivial once the second fraction is flipped and the whole thing becomes a multiplication. Neither operation is hard. What is hard is knowing which rule belongs where, and that is what a run of five consecutive gates tests in a way that a page of identical questions cannot, because each gate resets the question of which operation is in front of you. The wrong answers offered are the two errors that follow directly from that confusion: dividing without flipping, which is by far the most common, and multiplying the numerators while adding the denominators, a leftover habit from addition that produces a completely plausible-looking fraction. Answers are always given in lowest terms. Multiplication alone for the first two levels, with division joining from the third. Free, no sign-up, no advertising to children.
Where to go next
Chosen by the skills this activity practises.
Next — more of the same skill
Printable worksheets for this skill
A hand for grown-ups
- Before you start
- Something you can cut or fold helps enormously — paper, fruit, a sandwich. A half you can see beats a half you are told about.
- While they work
- Keep coming back to "equal parts". A shape split into unequal bits is the classic fractions trap.
- Afterwards
- Fold a piece of paper into halves, then quarters, together. Watching the pieces double is a lightbulb moment for many children.
- Watch out for
- Thinking a bigger bottom number means a bigger fraction (that 1/8 > 1/4). Cutting a real thing into 8 vs 4 pieces settles it fast.
- Away from the screen
- Cut food into equal parts at mealtimes. Fold paper. Talk about "half" and "quarter" of everyday things.
How to play
A question appears on screen
A maths question is shown in large text at the centre of the play area. A timer bar begins counting down from 150 seconds.
Choose the correct answer
Answer options are shown as large buttons. Tap or click the correct option. Any input method works — touch, mouse or keyboard.
Build your streak
Each consecutive correct answer increases your streak. A longer streak lights up the flame icon and adds a bonus multiplier to the XP you earn for the level.
Finish the level
Each level has 5 questions. Complete them to earn the full level reward (+10 XP, plus up to +10 XP for a perfect run). Progress is saved locally and shown on the Parent Dashboard.
Curriculum alignment
Mapped to national curriculum frameworks so teachers and parents can match practice to school standards.
- United StatesCommon Core State Standards for Mathematics · fractions, multiplication, divisionAligned to fractions, multiplication, division number and operations objectives.
- United KingdomNational Curriculum for England — Maths · fractions, multiplication, divisionAligned to fractions, multiplication, division number and operations objectives.
- AustraliaAustralian Curriculum v9.0 — Mathematics · fractions, multiplication, divisionAligned to fractions, multiplication, division number and operations objectives.
- CanadaPan-Canadian Provincial Standards · fractions, multiplication, divisionAligned to fractions, multiplication, division number and operations objectives.
Common questions from parents & teachers
Everything you need to know before your child starts playing.
- Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together, then simplify. No common denominator is needed, which surprises most students.
- Because they have just spent a year needing one for addition. Carrying that habit into multiplication means three times the work and usually the wrong answer.
- Flip the second fraction and multiply. Dividing without flipping is the most common error, so it is offered as an option here.
- From the third level. The first two are multiplication only, so each rule arrives on its own.
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