5th Grade · Number & Operations in Base Ten

Multiply Whole Numbers

5.NBT.B.5

Definition

To find the product of multi-digit numbers using place value and partial products.

Examples

  • 24 × 13 = 312, using the standard algorithm or an area model.
  • The area model breaks 24 × 13 into 20 × 10, 20 × 3, 4 × 10, and 4 × 3, then adds the parts.

Key rule

Multiply multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm or an area model, then add partial products.

Memory hook

Break it into parts, then add the parts back together.