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3rd grade math · Unit 1: Multiplication and division

Add the parts

What this lesson shows

Fixes a mistake

(4 × 70) × (4 × 2) multiplies the parts. Add them: 280 + 8.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 4 × 72. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Guess the size
  2. Split into tens and ones
  3. Multiply each part
  4. Add the parts

Helping at home

Guess the size first: the answer is less than the digit times 100. Split the two-digit number into tens and ones, multiply each part, and add the parts. Check the answer against the guess.

If your kid gets stuck

The answer is less than the digit times 100.

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Standards

  • Common Core 3.OA.B.5
    Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × 2 = 10, then 3 × 10 = 30. (Associative property of multiplication.) Knowing that 8 × 5 = 40 and 8 × 2 = 16, one can find 8 × 7 as 8 × (5 + 2) = (8 × 5) + (8 × 2) = 40 + 16 = 56. (Distributive property.)
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