2-Digit × 1-Digit Introduction

Learn to multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers

What You'll Learn

  • Understand place value in multiplication
  • Multiply tens and ones separately
  • Combine partial products

📖Breaking Apart Numbers

To multiply 23 × 4, break 23 into 20 + 3. Then: 20 × 4 = 80 and 3 × 4 = 12. Finally: 80 + 12 = 92.

📖The Area Model

You can draw a rectangle to visualize this. The width is 4, the length is 20 + 3. Find the area of each part and add them.

💡

Always multiply the ones digit first, then the tens digit. Keep your columns lined up!

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This is a big step up from times tables. Take your time and show your work.