Multiplying One-Digit Numbers

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Objective

I can multiply two one-digit numbers.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    To make multi-digit multiplication easier, it's helpful to memorize your basic multiplication facts or have a multiplication table handy.

  2. 2

    When setting up a multi-digit multiplication problem, rewrite it in stacked form with the number that has the most digits on the top.

  3. 3

    The procedure for multiplying involves breaking the problem into small steps, starting by multiplying the bottom digit by the top digit in the ones place and working from right to left, remembering to carry any two-digit answers.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

3 questions

1

When multiplying 137 × 5, the first step involves multiplying the bottom digit by the digit in the ones place of the top number. What is the result of this initial multiplication (5 × 7)?

2

If you need to multiply 9 by 6, what is the product?

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Exit ticket

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Multiply 9 × 6.

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