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How to Multiply Two-Digit Numbers by Multiples of 10

Multiplication of a two-digit number with another two-digit number requires two multiplications, but not when one of the numbers is a multiple of 10. Two-digit numbers -- numbers with two whole or natural numbers -- include the numbers from 10 to 99, and multiples of 10 include 10 itself and the products resulting from multiplying 10 with whole numbers --- products like 20, 90 and 200. When you multiply a two-digit number by a multiple of 10, you can simplify the process by moving zeros around and focusing on the leading digits.

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Instructions

    • 1

      Drop the zero or the zeroes from the end of the multiple of 10. For this example, let the multiple of 10 be 60, which becomes 6 after it loses its zero.

    • 2

      Multiply the last number -- the "ones column" number -- of the two-digit number by 6. In this example, let the two-digit number be 57. Multiplying 7 by 6 yields 42.

    • 3

      Multiply the first number -- the "tens column" number -- of the two-digit number by 6, and add a zero to the end of the product. In this example, multiplying 5 by 6 results in 30, which becomes 300 with an added zero.

    • 4

      Add the products. Adding 300 and 42 yields 342.

    • 5

      Add the zero or zeroes that were dropped earlier. By "add" what is meant is inserting the zero or zeroes on the right side of the number 342. Adding a zero to the end of 342 results in 3,420.

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