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Fact families and splitting numbers to multiply

Year 4 · Lower Key Stage 2 · 4MD-2, 4MD-3 — Manipulate multiplication and division equations; the distributive property

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Times tables to 12 × 12 and remainders (Year 4)

I

Concept Anchor

To multiply a 2-digit number, split it into tens and ones. Multiply each part, then add the answers.

Worked example

7×137 \times 13

  1. 1.Split 13 into 10 and 3.
  2. 2.7×10=707 \times 10 = 70.
  3. 3.7×3=217 \times 3 = 21.
  4. 4.70 + 21 = 91.
II

Guided Check

6×4=246 \times 4 = 24. Write a division fact from the same family.

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 44MD-2 — Missing number in a division·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which number makes this true? 24÷?=824 \div ? = 8

    Q2Year 44MD-3 — Split a number to multiply·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    7×13=70+?7 \times 13 = 70 + ?

    Q3Year 44MD-3 — Multiply a 2-digit number in context·Problem Solving·●●●Draft — awaiting teacher review

    A hall has 6 rows of chairs. Each row has 14 chairs. How many chairs are there?