Multiplication of Multi-Digit Numbers

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation where a number is added to itself a certain number of times. For example, 3 multiplied by 4 (3 x 4) means adding 3 four times: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12.

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What does the term 'multi-digit number' mean?

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A multi-digit number is a number that has two or more digits. For example, 23 and 456 are multi-digit numbers.

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What is the product of 16 and 7?

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112

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What is the product of 23 and 6?

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138

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What is the product of 46 and 8?

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368

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What is the product of 47 and 9?

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423

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What is the product of 54 and 7?

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378

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How do you multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number?

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To multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number, you can break the two-digit number into tens and ones, multiply each part by the one-digit number, and then add the results together.

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What is the distributive property in multiplication?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. This means you can distribute the multiplication over addition.

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What is an example of using the distributive property?

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For example, to calculate 23 x 6, you can break it down: 23 x 6 = (20 + 3) x 6 = 20 x 6 + 3 x 6 = 120 + 18 = 138.