Math Racing 2 Multiplication

1. Hold the mouse button or touch and move to steer left and right.
2. Drive through the gas can whose multiplication problem equals your car's number.
3. Click or tap to speed up once you've picked the right can.
4. Grab coins, and jump off ramps onto rival cars for bonus points.

Math Racing 2 Multiplication keeps your race car running on multiplication facts. Your car has a number, and when gas cans appear, each one shows a multiplication problem — drive through the can whose product matches your number to refuel. The car eases off when the cans show up, giving you a moment to work it out, and you can speed up again once you've chosen. Meanwhile, keep an eye out for traffic, obstacles and an aggressive chase car. Coins and ramps add extra points: come down right on top of another racer to knock it off the road, but be careful — landing slightly off can make you crash.

The car's number is your target, so the useful skill is working backwards from a product to its factor pairs. For a car number of 36, expressions such as 4 × 9, 6 × 6 and 3 × 12 all match. Knowing which multiplications make a number is called finding its factor pairs, and it helps with division as well. When the cans appear the car eases off, so use that moment to check the easiest expression first rather than testing every can.