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

  1. 1

    Imagine 342 shiny 1p coins 🪙. Count them in piles of 100, piles of 10, and single coins.

  2. 2

    If you have 3 piles of 100 coins and you double them, how many piles of 100 do you have?

  3. 3

    Use the place value blocks to build 342, then double it — tap each block to make twice as many.

  4. 4

    Let's do 2 × 342 together, step by step.

  5. 5

    What is 2 × 342? Use the working you just saw.

  6. 6

    Now try 3 × 215. Drag digits into the right place to build the answer.

  7. 7

    What is 3 × 215?

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