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Multiplication Methods Workshop
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Multiplication Methods Workshop
The class newspaper is planning a special print run. Use area models, partitioning and vertical multiplication to check the numbers. Show your working where you can.
Break it apart
Use place value to split one factor into tens and ones.
20 × 6 = ____
4 × 6 = ____
Total: ____ + ____ = ____
1.A newspaper bundle has 32 copies. Finn packs 7 bundles. Write 32 as tens and ones, then calculate 32 × 7.
2.Which calculation correctly works out 46 × 5?
- (40 × 5) + (6 × 5) = 200 + 30 = 230
- (40 × 5) + (6 × 5) = 200 + 11 = 211
- (40 × 5) + (6 × 5) = 200 + 6 = 206
3.Wiremu splits 58 × 4 into (50 × 4) + (8 × 4). Complete the calculation: + = .
Calculate and check
Choose a reliable method. Use an estimate to see whether your answer is sensible.
4.Calculate 37 × 8 using vertical multiplication. Show how you regroup any tens.
5.Estimate 49 × 6 by rounding 49 to the nearest ten. Then find the exact product.
6.Rawiri calculates 26 × 4 like this: (20 × 4) + (6 × 4) = 80 + 20 = 100. Is his answer correct? Explain the error and give the correct product.
Bundles
Copies in each bundle
18
24
7.The newspaper team prints 18 bundles of 24 copies. How many copies do they print altogether? Show one method and write the answer with units.
8.If you know 23 × 5 = 115, then 23 × 6 must be 138 because it is one more group of 23. Decide whether the statement is true or false and justify your choice.
TrueFalse
9.For 64 × 7, would you use an area model or vertical multiplication? Name your choice and calculate the product.
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