Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Multiplication
Standard Column Multiplication
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Multiplication. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. When multiplying 3,418 × 24 in columns, why do we write a 0 in the units column of the second row before multiplying by the digit 2?
- A. Because the 2 means 2 tens (20), so the product must start in the tens column
- B. Because the 2 means 2 units, so it needs a zero beside it
- C. To make the second row longer than the first row
- D. Because the top number ends in a zero
2. A learner calculated 4,123 × 25. Row 1 was 20,615 (4,123 × 5). What should Row 2 (4,123 × 20) be?
- A. 8,246
- B. 82,460
- C. 20,615
- D. 824,600
3. What is 2,000 × 30?
- A. 6,000
- B. 60,000
- C. 600,000
- D. 5,000
4. A school in Nyeri buys 2,135 exercise books. Each book costs KES 42. Use standard column multiplication to find the total cost.
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5. In column multiplication, what name is given to the zero written in the units place of the second partial product?
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