One digit per square, any 2-digit × 2-digit38 × 24 = 152 + 760 = 912. Each problem sits in its own block of squares, with a row for 38 × 4, a row for 38 × 20 and a row for the total. 12 problems fill the page, and the page opens on this sheet.
Special multipliers 3
A number times itself, 11 × 11 to 25 × 2525 × 25 = 125 + 500 = 625. Texas standard 4.4(C) names the perfect squares through 15 by 15. This sheet carries on to 25, and pupils who know the squares have ready-made estimates for nearby problems.
Second row only: 2-digit × whole tens38 × 20 = 760. Write the 0 in the ones square first, then 38 × 2 = 76 to its left. This is the second row of every 2-digit × 2-digit problem, practiced by itself before the two rows are joined.
Teen multipliers, 11 to 1938 × 14 = 152 + 380 = 532. With a teen multiplier the second row is the top number with a 0 after it, so the only real multiplying is in the first row.
How it works
These 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication worksheets with grids print every problem on squares, one digit per square. Pick any 2-digit × 2-digit, whole tens such as 38 × 20, teen multipliers, or a number times itself.
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What the grid adds
Among multiplication worksheets, 2 digit by 2 digit is the first size with two rows of working and an addition. In 38 × 24 the first row is 38 × 4 = 152. The second is 38 × 20 = 760, so it opens with a 0. The rows add to 912. Leave out the 0 and they add to 228. One digit per square gives that 0 a place of its own.
A teaching order
Start with Second row only: 2-digit × whole tens. Teen multipliers, 11 to 19 comes next. Its second row is the top number with a 0 after it. Finish with One digit per square, any 2-digit × 2-digit.
Estimate first: 38 × 24 is about 40 × 20 = 800, so an answer of 228 fails at once.
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Questions and answers
Which grade are 2 by 2 multiplication worksheets for?
Grade 4 to meet it, grade 5 for fluency. Common Core 4.NBT.5 has pupils multiply two 2-digit numbers with place value strategies, and 5.NBT.5 asks for the standard algorithm. Texas 4.4(D) sets 2-digit × 2-digit in grade 4. England teaches long multiplication in Year 5.
Is there a two digit multiplication worksheets PDF?
Yes. Press Print and choose Save as PDF. A two digit multiplication worksheet saves as two pages, the problems first and the answer key second.
Does with grids mean grid paper or the grid method?
Grid paper, with one digit per square. The grid method, or box method, splits 38 × 24 into four boxes, 600, 160, 120 and 32, which add to 912. For 2 by 2 digit multiplication worksheets like that, use the area model page.