Multiplying and dividing by two digits; divisibility · Usually met around P4
Four-digit numbers times and divided by two digits
Times: split into tens and ones. Divide: try a digit; a remainder can be a fraction.
How to do it
Method
Times: split into tens and ones. Divide: try a digit; a remainder can be a fraction
2345 × 36 = 70350 + 14070 = 84420
Another way
Estimate, then check with the inverse
306 × 24 + 5 = 7349
In full
Four digits times two digits: split the two-digit number into tens and ones, multiply twice, then add: 2345 × 36 = 2345 × 30 + 2345 × 6 = 70350 + 14070 = 84420. Written in columns it is the same; the tens row is times 30, so it moves one place left (ending in 0). Four digits divided by two digits: see whether the first two digits are big enough to divide, and if not, use the first three; round the divisor to tens to try a digit. 7344 ÷ 24: 73 ÷ 24, try 3, 24 × 3 = 72, 1 left; bring down the 4, 14 is too small for 24, so write 0; bring down the next 4, 144 ÷ 24 = 6. The quotient is 306. A remainder can be written as a fraction too, the remainder over the divisor: 7349 ÷ 24 = 306 … 5, which is 306 524. Another way: estimate the size first (2000 × 40 = 80000), then check with the inverse: 306 × 24 + 5 = 7349.
Worked examples
Have a go first, then open each one for the answer and the working.
Example 1
2597 × 23 = 2597 × 20 + 2597 × 3 = □ + □ = □
Fill in each box
Show the answer and working
Answer: 51940,7791,59731
2597 × 20 = 51940, 2597 × 3 = 7791, 51940 + 7791 = 59731.
Example 2
2040 ÷ 20 = □
Show the answer and working
Answer: 102
Round 20 to tens to try each digit, place by place: 2040 ÷ 20 = 102. Check: 102 × 20 = 2040.
Example 3
What is 4528 × 95?
- A. 407520
- B. 430160
- C. 63392
- D. 267152
Choose the right answer
Show the answer and working
Answer: B. 430160
4528 × 95 = 4528 × 90 + 4528 × 5 = 430160.