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    The document describes three strategies for multiplying multi-digit numbers: 1) Using arrays and the distributive property to break larger numbers into smaller factors, 2) Expanding numbers into place value components and multiplying each component separately, 3) Multiplying while regrouping partial products as needed.

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    The document describes three strategies for multiplying multi-digit numbers: 1) Using arrays and the distributive property to break larger numbers into smaller factors, 2) Expanding numbers into place value components and multiplying each component separately, 3) Multiplying while regrouping partial products as needed.

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    MultiplyingMultiDigitNumbersStrategies

    MultiplyingUsingArraysDistributiveProperty
    Inthisstrategy,studentsareabletotakebiggernumbersbeingmultiplied,andmaketheminto
    smallernumbers.Studentsusearraystohelpthembreaktheirbignumberintotwosmaller
    numbers.

    Forexample,ifstudentsaregiventheequation:5x12=_____,theycanthenchangethe12to
    twonumbersthatwhenaddedtogether,alsoequaltwelve.Inthiscase,wewilluse10and2
    (10+2=12).Insteadofdoingtheequation5x12,theywillnowhavetwosmallerequationsto
    workwith.

    5x10=
    5x2=
    Whenthesumsofthesetwomultiplicationsentencesareaddedtogether,theywillequalthe
    sameproductwewouldgetifwemultiplied5x12.
    Thisarrayshows5x12(ifyouarelookingatalloftherowsandcolumns.However,by
    highlightingthelasttwocolumns,wehavenowshownthatwecanalsomultiply5x10and5x
    2.

    Wewouldwritethislike:
    (5x10)+(5x2)=_______
    (50)+(10)=60
    5x12=60

    Notethattheamountofrowsdontchange(orgroups:______groupsof_______)
    Therearestill5rows,theamountineachrowchangesonceweseparatedthe12into10and2.


    MultiplyinginExpandedForm
    Inthisstrategy,wearebreakingourlargenumberdownintomanageablenumberstomultiply.

    54
    50+4
    x3 x 3

    StudentswouldthengoIsee5tens(or50).3groupsof5tens(or50)is15tens(or150).15
    tens=150.Studentscancountby50orusingtens.

    50+4
    x3
    150

    Isee3groupsof4ones,or12onesalltogether

    50+4
    x3
    150
    +12
    162

    Thisstrategycanalsobeusedfor3digitmultiplication.Youwouldstartwithmultiplyingyour
    hundredsspot

    114100+10+4
    x4 x4

    100+10+4
    Thereare4groupsof100=400
    x4
    Thereare4groupsof10=40
    400
    Thereare4groupsof4=16
    + 40
    + 16
    456


    MultiplyingandRegrouping

    Inthisstrategy,studentsaremultiplying,withregrouping.

    Step1:Multiplytheones.Regroupifyouneedto.

    1
    256
    X2
    2

    6x2=12.Putthe2belowtheones,andcarrythe1overtothetens

    Step2:Multiplythetens.Regroupifyouneedto.

    11
    256
    X2
    12

    5x2=10+1(theonefoundaboveourtenscolumn)=11.Puttheone
    belowandcarrythe1overtothehundreds.

    Step3:Multiplythehundreds.Regroupifyouneedto.

    11

    256
    X2
    512

    2x2=4+1=5.

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