Multiply by Tens

4 × 30 is 4 × 3 tens

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About This Practice

How do you do 4 × 30 in your head? Ten-rods line up in an array where each rod is worth 10: count how many tens first, then turn them into the total. Answer from three choices — if you pick the answer that dropped a ten, the feedback tells you exactly what went wrong.

Don't grind out 4×30: first work out 4×3=12, then 12 tens make 120. Watch the rows of ten-rods and get the answer in two easy steps.

MediumEstimated Time: 15minmultiply by multiples of 10tens strategymental multiplicationplace value strategy

How to Play

  1. Read a × b0 and scan the rod array: how many rows, how many rods per row?
  2. Follow the two-step hint: first a × b gives the number of tens, then convert to the total.
  3. Pick the right answer, watching out for the trap that drops a ten.
  4. Use the feedback to check — if wrong, count the ten-rods once more.
  5. Tap “New Problem” or switch difficulty for bigger multiples of ten.

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