MathsYears 4–5Multiplication & Division
Multiply 3-digit by 1-digit
Multiply 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number using formal written layout
What you'll learn
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Imagine 342 shiny 1p coins 🪙. Count them in piles of 100, piles of 10, and single coins.
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If you have 3 piles of 100 coins and you double them, how many piles of 100 do you have?
- 3
Use the place value blocks to build 342, then double it — tap each block to make twice as many.
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Let's do 2 × 342 together, step by step.
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What is 2 × 342? Use the working you just saw.
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Now try 3 × 215. Drag digits into the right place to build the answer.
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What is 3 × 215?
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