Multiplying Whole Numbers Using Base Ten Blocks

This video tutorial demonstrates how to multiply whole numbers using base ten blocks and area models. It begins by defining the blocks: one block (bit), ten block (long), and one hundred block (flat). The example of multiplying 17 by 15 is used, with 17 modeled vertically and 15 horizontally, forming a rectangle. The video explains how to fill this rectangle with base ten blocks and calculate the total area, which equals the product of 17 and 15. It also covers the concept of partial products, showing how they relate to the areas of the blocks used. The tutorial concludes by comparing the calculated areas to the partial products, illustrating how base ten blocks can help visualize multiplication and partial products.

What is another name for a one block in base ten blocks?

• Long

• Bit

• Cube

• Flat

How is the number seventeen represented using base ten blocks?

• One ten block and seven one blocks

• One hundred block and seven one blocks

• One ten block and five one blocks

• Two ten blocks and seven one blocks

What shape is formed when modeling the multiplication of seventeen by fifteen using base ten blocks?

• Square

• Circle

• Rectangle

• Triangle

How many one hundred blocks can fit in the lower left corner of the rectangle?

• Two

• One

• Four

• Three

What is the total area of the rectangle formed by base ten blocks for seventeen times fifteen?

• 275

• 265

• 245

• 255

How can seventeen be expressed to find partial products?

• Five plus twelve

• Fifteen plus two

• Ten plus seven

• Twenty minus three

What is the result of ten times five in the partial product calculation?

• 100

• 70

• 50

• 35

Which partial product corresponds to the area of the seven ten blocks?

• 50

• 35

• 70

• 100

What is the benefit of using base ten blocks for multiplication?

• It increases division

• It reduces subtraction

• It visualizes the product

• It simplifies addition

What is the final product of multiplying fifteen by seventeen using base ten blocks?

• 275

• 265

• 255

• 245