Tables & multiplication · lesson 15 of 22 · free

Split and add — Tables & Multiplication Mastery

A 2-digit number is tens and ones. Multiply the tens, multiply the ones, and add the two answers — this is the distributive property your maths book talks about.

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Split and add — “break the big number into tens and ones, multiply each part, add”

  1. Split the 2-digit number into tens and ones: 53 = 50 + 3.
  2. Multiply each part by the 1-digit number.
  3. Add the two answers.

Use it for: Any 1-digit × 2-digit sum, and as the idea behind long multiplication.

Worked example: 9 × 53 = 477

  1. Split 53 into 50 and 3: 9 × 50 + 9 × 3.
  2. 9 × 50 = 450 and 9 × 3 = 27.
  3. Add: 450 + 27 = 477.

Check: 9 × 53 = 10 × 53 − 53 = 530 − 53 = 477 ✓

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