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Two-Digit Multiplication Algorithm

Two-Digit Multiplication Algorithm

Two students working on multiplication problems

🔢 Part 1: Understanding the Algorithm

1. Let's break down 23 × 45 step by step. Follow the guided example:

Step 1: Set up the problem vertically

Step 2: Multiply 23 by 5 (the ones digit of 45)

23 × 5 = _______

Step 3: Multiply 23 by 40 (the tens digit of 45, which is 4 × 10)

23 × 40 = _______

Step 4: Add the partial products together

_______ + _______ = _______

2. Now complete the algorithm layout below for 23 × 45:

📝 Part 2: Guided Practice

3. Complete 34 × 26 using the algorithm. Show all your working:

Step 1: Multiply by the ones digit (6)

34 × 6 = _______

Step 2: Multiply by the tens digit (20)

34 × 20 = _______

Step 3: Add the partial products

4. Solve 52 × 38 using the standard algorithm:
5. Calculate 67 × 24. Show each step clearly:

🎯 Part 3: Estimation and Number Sense

6. Before solving, estimate the answer by rounding to the nearest 10:

Problem: 43 × 29

Estimate: 40 × 30 = _______

Actual calculation:

Is your answer reasonable? Circle one:

Yes, it's close to my estimate

No, I need to check my working

7. Estimate first, then calculate 58 × 36:

Estimate: _____ × _____ = _______

8. Which estimation strategy works best? Check all that apply:

Round both numbers to the nearest 10

Round one number up and one down

Use benchmark numbers like 25, 50, 75

Think about what makes sense in context

🏆 Part 4: Independent Practice

9. Solve these problems using the two-digit multiplication algorithm. Show all working:

a) 46 × 35

b) 73 × 28

c) 84 × 57

10. Problem solving: A school hall has 48 rows of chairs with 36 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there altogether?

Estimate: _________________

Calculation:

Answer: There are _______ chairs altogether.

11. Reflection: Explain in your own words why we multiply by the ones digit first, then the tens digit:

🔍 Part 5: Error Analysis

12. Sam solved 25 × 34 and got 850. Check his working below and identify any mistakes:

Sam's working:

25 × 4 = 100

25 × 3 = 75

100 + 75 = 175... but Sam wrote 850

What mistake did Sam make?

He forgot to multiply 25 × 30 instead of 25 × 3

He added the partial products incorrectly

He multiplied 25 × 4 incorrectly

13. Show the correct solution for 25 × 34:

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