Step-by-step practice Maths textbook

Chapter 4: Long multiplication of two-digit by one-digit numbers

Strand Multiplication
Level Level 5
Practice 105 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: maths (Level 5). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number using a formal written method, with carrying (Y5 paraphrase), Multiply a three-digit number by a one-digit number where carrying is needed (Y5 paraphrase), Use estimation and checking to decide whether an answer is sensible (Y5 paraphrase), Solve problems involving multiplication, including scaling and equal groups (Y5 paraphrase).

Open Level 5 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number in columns
Carry tens into the next column
Multiply a three-digit number by a one-digit number
Estimate a product by rounding, and check an answer
Solve multiplication word problems with equal groups and scaling

You should already know

Times tables to 12 times 12 (chapter 3)
Column addition with carrying (chapter 2)

Where this leads

Short division with remainders (chapter 5)
Multiplying by two-digit numbers (a later level)

Lessons in this chapter

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