Mastering Multiplication with Two-Digit Numbers Using Base Ten Blocks

How can multiplication be thought of in terms of taking one number multiple times of another?

• As one number telling how much to take of the other number

• As dividing one number by another

• As adding one number to itself multiple times

• As subtracting one number from another multiple times

How can the number 23 be decomposed for easier multiplication?

• Into four tens and three ones

• Into two tens and three ones

• Into one ten and thirteen ones

• Into three tens and two ones

What is the first step in the multiplication process after decomposing the numbers?

• Multiplying the ones

• Adding the decomposed parts

• Subtracting the decomposed parts

• Multiplying the tens

What is the result of multiplying three ones by four ones?

• 15 ones

• 12 ones

• 10 ones

• 7 ones

What is the final step in the multiplication process described?

• Subtracting the products

• Dividing the products

• Adding the products

• Multiplying the products