How it works
Split a number by place value, make a box for each pair, and add the boxes.
56 × 6: split 56 into 50 and 6. 50 × 6 = 300 and 6 × 6 = 36.
Add the boxes: 300 + 36 = 336.
Worked examples
One digit
- ? = 56 × 6
- Split 56 into 50 and 6.
- 50 × 6 = 300 and 6 × 6 = 36.
- 300 + 36 = 336.
- So the answer is 336.
Two digits
- 33 × 56 = ?
- Split both: 30 and 3, 50 and 6.
- 30 × 50 = 1500, 30 × 6 = 180, 3 × 50 = 150, 3 × 6 = 18.
- 1500 + 180 + 150 + 18 = 1848.
- So the answer is 1848.
One box
- 40 × 6 = ?
- 347 × 6 splits into 300, 40 and 7.
- Find the box for 40 × 6.
- 40 × 6 = 240.
- So the answer is 240.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 67 × 3 = __
- 38 × 6 = __
- 59 × 2 = __
- 53 × 4 = __
- 86 × 6 = __
Words to know
- area model
- Boxes that show the parts of a multiplication.