<p>The wide range of research developed in the study of mathematical thinking continues to grow, so for example, the present investigation focused on describing the mathematical and numerical thinking skills carried out by a child and an adult without schooling in the resolution of multiplicative problems, through strategies such as: establishing categories of analysis, collecting information and identifying mathematical thinking skills that students use in the execution of them.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mathematics as well as being a manipulation of symbols and logarithms that are seldom understood by students, are real events of daily life supported by the practice, experiences, reasoning and the existing context for each person. This text aims to highlight and identify the importance of problem solving, based on the development of basic thinking skills that provide people with lasting learning and greater applicability in decision-making and in the solution of problems related to Situations of daily life.</p>