Long multiplication (4-digit by 2-digit)

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have 1,234 packets of crisps, and each packet has 56 crisps inside. That's a LOT of crisps! 🥨

2. 2

   How many steps will we break our big multiplication into?

3. 3

   Let's build 1,234 × 56 using place value blocks. Drag the hundreds, tens and ones to make the number.

4. 4

   Let's solve 1,234 × 56 together — step by step.

5. 5

   In the second step, why do we write 61,700 with a zero at the end?

6. 6

   Now you try! Use the number line to hop along and check your answer for 1,234 × 50.

7. 7

   What is 1,234 × 56? (Hint: we did it together above!)