🍕 a that 124 every day. How many does it make in 6 ? You could add 124 six — but that ! There is a , called . By the end of this you will be to like this in . Let's go!
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Let's try 43 × 6 by . 43 on top and 6 , with a and a . 1: the — 3 × 6 = 18. the 8 in the and the 1 the . 2: the — 4 × 6 = 24, then add the 1 to get 25. 25. : 258. ✅
6 rows of 10 pizzas = 60. Arrays show why we multiply rows by columns — short multiplication does this much faster for bigger numbers.
🧩 Put these steps for working out 63 × 4 in the correct order.
Write 252 as the answer
Multiply the tens: 6 × 4 = 24, then add the carried 1 = 25
Multiply the ones: 3 × 4 = 12. Write 2, carry 1
Write 63 on top and 4 below with a line underneath
Now let's go — ! The is the ; you just have one . Try 124 × 6. : 4 × 6 = 24, 4, 2. : 2 × 6 = 12, add 2 = 14, 4, 1. : 1 × 6 = 6, add 1 = 7. : 744. The makes 744 in 6 ! 🍕
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is your for ! Before you , the big to the 10 or 100 and . For 124 × 6, 100 × 6 = 600. Your should be to 600 — and 744 is, so it ! ✔️
Calculation
Estimate (rounded)
Exact answer
43 × 6
40 × 6 = 240
258
78 × 5
80 × 5 = 400
390
124 × 6
100 × 6 = 600
744
317 × 4
300 × 4 = 1200
1268
Estimate first, then calculate — see how close the estimate is each time
🃏 Practise your short multiplication facts. Read the question, think of the answer, then flip to check! 🃏
Tap each card to see the answer.
in you in . , what to , , , then your makes . For : A 8 of . Each box 135 . How many ? : 100 × 8 = 800. 135 × 8 = 1080. Does 1080 ? Yes — it is to our ! ✏️
🗂️ Sort these calculations into the correct answer group. Work each one out using short multiplication!
45 × 6 = 270
63 × 8 = 504
98 × 3 = 294
124 × 6 = 744
215 × 4 = 860
87 × 5 = 435
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out for in the of a , like 306. When you the (0 × 7 = 0), do not the — the 0, then add any . your in the and the !
You have ! the : up , from the , the , before you , and your is . These will up from to . Now what you know in the ! 🌟
Quiz time! 📝
Multiply and Conquer — Quick Quiz
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