Year 5 - Maths
Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number using short multiplication (regrouping 10s to 100s)
Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (2 by 1-digit)
Study Hub
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Year 5 - Maths
Multiplication by partitioning leading to short multiplication (2 by 1-digit)
In this unit pupils will multiply a 2-digit number by a single-digit number using partitioning and representations using expanded multiplication and using short multiplication.
You will learn to use short multiplication to record regrouping from the 10s to the 100s.
If the product of the single digit and the tens number is greater than 100 then you regroup ten tens into one hundred. Record the additional hundred or hundreds in the hundreds column, one column to the left of the tens digits.
A method using columns to set out and calculate a multiplication is short multiplication. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
Mistake: Pupils may not align or regroup correctly leading to an inaccurate calculation. Correction: Reiterate that if the product of the single digit and the tens number is greater than 100 then you regroup ten tens into one hundred.
Browse all guides in the Year 5 Maths guide library.