Long Multiplication Practice

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📚 Part 1: Step-by-Step Practice

1. Complete this long multiplication problem by filling in the missing steps:

24 × 13 = ?

Step 1: 24 × 3 = _______

Step 2: 24 × 10 = _______

Step 3: Add the results: _______ + _______ = _______

2. Solve using the long multiplication algorithm. Show all your working:

32 × 15

3. Which step comes first in long multiplication?

Multiply by the tens digit

Multiply by the ones digit

Add the partial products

Estimate the answer

4. Calculate: 41 × 23

5. A school orders 26 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 18 pencils. How many pencils did they order in total?

Answer: _____________ pencils

6. Check your answer to question 5 by estimating:

26 is close to _______, and 18 is close to _______

So the estimate is: _______ × _______ = _______

Is your answer from question 5 reasonable? _______

7. Explain in your own words why we align the digits carefully in long multiplication:

8. Challenge: Calculate 53 × 27 and check your answer using a different method:

Check: _____________ ÷ 27 = 53 ✓