Multiply two 2-digit numbers
2 printable PDFs, each with its answer key. These sheets practice multiplying two 2-digit numbers, like 34 × 27, with room for the partial products.
Sheet 1
Sheet 2
What's on the sheet
12 problems written in columns, with room to work, on US Letter paper, with a box for the score. Some from sheet 1:
- 47 × 31 = 1457
- 15 × 85 = 1275
- 43 × 79 = 3397
- 68 × 22 = 1496
Helping at home
In 4th grade, children multiply two two-digit numbers by breaking them apart by place value. 34 × 27 is 34 × 7 plus 34 × 20: that is 238 + 680, which makes 918. In columns, the second row starts with a 0 in the ones place because it is the tens row.
The most common slip is leaving out that 0, which shifts the second row and gives a much smaller answer. Another is mixing up carried digits from the two rows.
One way to help at home: draw an area model, a rectangle split into four parts (30 × 20, 30 × 7, 4 × 20 and 4 × 7). Adding the four parts gives the same answer as the columns, and it shows why the 0 is there. Estimating first, 30 × 30 = 900, helps catch an answer that is far off.
Practice the same skill as a game
In larkit, your child plays this skill on screen, with a second try and a hint when a problem is hard. Free to try, no ads.
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Common Core: 4.NBT.B.5