Tables & multiplication · lesson 21 of 22 · free

2-digit × 1-digit in your head — Tables & Multiplication Mastery

You can multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number without paper. Start with the tens — it gives you the big part of the answer straight away — then add the ones.

How it works

Tens first — “multiply the tens, then the ones, add from left to right”

  1. Multiply the tens: 40 × 6 = 240.
  2. Multiply the ones: 7 × 6 = 42.
  3. Add, keeping the first answer in your head: 240 + 42 = 282.

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Worked example: 47 × 6 = 282

  1. Split 47 into 40 and 7: 6 × 40 + 6 × 7.
  2. 6 × 40 = 240 and 6 × 7 = 42.
  3. Add: 240 + 42 = 282.

Check: 47 × 6 = 50 × 6 − 3 × 6 = 300 − 18 = 282 ✓

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