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In this activity, we will be multiplying three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.

 

Example

Work out

382 × 74

 

Answer

Split 74 into 4 and 70.

 

In the first line, we multiply 385 by 4.

In the second line, we multiply 385 by 70.

 

Then we add the two results to get the final answer of 28,490.

 

See how it is set out in the long multiplication below.

 

  × 385
74
   
385 × 4 1540
385 × 70 26950
   
  28490
 

 

 

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