Math Workout in Australia

From the school canteen to the footy tipping comp, quick maths turns up all over the place in Australia. Math Workout turns it into short daily rounds for kids and adults: number facts, times tables, a space shooter, a runner game and one World Challenge a day that the whole world shares.

Play in the Android app, in your browser on any computer, or in Safari on an iPhone.

Fits what is taught at school

The Australian Curriculum (version 9.0) builds number facts year by year. In Year 2, students recall addition facts to 20 and the related subtraction facts, and the multiplication facts for twos. In Year 3 they extend those facts into efficient mental strategies for larger numbers "without a calculator", and learn the multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10. In Year 4 they recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and the related division facts, again extending them into mental strategies without a calculator.¹ States and territories put the curriculum into practice in their own ways.

Times Table Master lets you pick any tables from 2 to 15 and brings back the facts you find hard, and Method Lab teaches named mental strategies with worked examples. Math Workout is not part of the Australian Curriculum and is not endorsed by ACARA; it is practice that fits alongside school.

Everyday maths in Australia

Everyday maths here is dollars and cents. Australia withdrew its 1c and 2c coins from circulation from February 1992, though they are still legal tender.² Adding up a few items or checking your change are the classic quick sums.

The World Challenge, from Australia

World Challenge gives every player on the planet the same 50 questions each day, with a flag beside every name on the leaderboard. Students in England are expected to know their tables up to 12 × 12 by Year 4,³ two tables further than the Australian Curriculum's 10 × 10, so the world board is a friendly place to see how your facts compare. Free players get one ranked run a day.