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Grade 4 Math · Chapter 2 · Lesson 3
The Area Model and Partial Products
One rectangle, split by place value.
10 problems · about 15 minutes · 4.NBT.B.5
NameDate
Figure — use these to answer the problems
204
6
12024
- 20 × 6120
- 4 × 624
- 24 × 6144
First number
Second number
Warm-Up Review
From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.
2 problemsFrom “Multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000”
8 × 700 = ?
AnswerFrom “Multiplication as Comparison”
4 times as many as 12 is?
Answer
Warm Up
Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.
4 problems42 × 8 = ?
AnswerWhy do the partial products add to the whole answer?
- The pieces cover the whole rectangle.
- Because that is the rule.
36 × 4 = ?
Answer53 × 7 = ?
Answer
Build It Up
The same ideas with more to keep track of.
2 problems48 × 6 = ?
Answer27 × 9 = ?
Answer
Stretch Yourself
Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.
2 problemsThe Theatre
7 rows of 32 seats. How many seats?
AnswerseatsThe Packets
8 packets each hold 45 seeds. How many seeds?
Answerseeds