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Written multiplication – short method
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Foundational skills
Set up short multiplication
\[ 347 \times 6 \]
Write a multiplication in the correct column format ready to calculate.
2-digit × 1-digit
No exchange required
\[ 32 \times 3 \]
Multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit where no carrying is needed.
Exchange in ones column only
\[ 18 \times 4 \]
Multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit where only the ones column requires carrying.
Exchange in tens column only
\[ 51 \times 4 \]
Multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit where only the tens column requires carrying.
Exchanges in both columns
\[ 67 \times 8 \]
Multiply a 2-digit number by a single digit where both columns require carrying.
3-digit × 1-digit
No exchange required
\[ 213 \times 3 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where no carrying is needed in any column.
Exchange in ones column only
\[ 218 \times 4 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where only the ones column requires carrying.
Exchange in tens column only
\[ 243 \times 3 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where only the tens column requires carrying.
Exchange in hundreds column only
\[ 412 \times 3 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where only the hundreds column requires carrying.
Exchanges in two columns
\[ 167 \times 4 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where exactly two columns require carrying.
Exchanges in all three columns
\[ 789 \times 6 \]
Multiply a 3-digit number by a single digit where all three columns require carrying.
4-digit × 1-digit
No exchange required
\[ 1212 \times 2 \]
Multiply a 4-digit number by a single digit where no carrying is needed in any column.
One or two exchanges
\[ 2154 \times 3 \]
Multiply a 4-digit number by a single digit where one or two columns require carrying.
Three or more exchanges
\[ 4567 \times 8 \]
Multiply a 4-digit number by a single digit where three or four columns require carrying.
Multiplicands with zeros
Multiplicand ending in zero
\[ 340 \times 6 \]
Multiply when the multiplicand ends in zero.
Internal zero with no carry through
\[ 302 \times 3 \]
Multiplicand has an internal zero and no carry passes through that column.
Internal zero with carry through
\[ 308 \times 4 \]
Multiplicand has an internal zero and a carry passes through that column.
4-digit with internal zero(s)
\[ 3042 \times 5 \]
Multiply a 4-digit number containing one or more internal zeros.
Special cases
Find missing multiplier
\[ 34 \times \square = 204 \]
Work out the single-digit multiplier from a completed multiplication.
Find missing digit in multiplicand (ones place)
\[ 23\square \times 3 = 702 \]
Work out a missing digit in the ones place of the multiplicand.
Find missing digit in multiplicand (other places)
\[ \square34 \times 6 = 2004 \]
Work out a missing digit in the tens or hundreds place of the multiplicand.
Find missing digit in answer
\[ 324 \times 7 = 22\square8 \]
Work out a missing digit in the final answer.
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