Multiply 1-digit numbers by 3-digit or 4-digit numbers

Key points :

✅ Understand the Place Values

📍 3-digit number → Hundreds, Tens, Ones
📍 4-digit number → Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones

Example:
3,482 → 3️⃣ thousands, 4️⃣ hundreds, 8️⃣ tens, 2️⃣ ones

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🔢 Multiply Digit by Digit

Multiply the 1-digit number with each digit of the bigger number.

Example:
324 × 5
5 × 4 = 20
5 × 2 = 10 + 2 (carry)
5 × 3 = 15 + 1 (carry)

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🔥 Don’t Forget to Carry!

✍️ If the answer is 10 or more, write the ones and carry over the tens.

Example:
8 × 7 = 56
Write 6, carry 5 ➡️ 🔁

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✨ Write Neatly in Columns

Make columns for Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones.

   3 4 6 5  
×        4  
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🧠 This helps avoid mistakes!

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🌟 Multiply 4-Digit Numbers the Same Way

Multiply from right to left digit-by-digit.

Example:
2,431 × 6

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🧮 Check Your Answer

✔️ Use estimation to check if your answer is reasonable.

Example:
4,368 × 7 ≈ 4,000 × 7 = 28,000
💭 If your answer is close, it’s likely correct!

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🏆 Practice Makes You Faster and Accurate

🧑‍🏫 More practice helps in:
✨ Speed
🔍 Accuracy
🧠 Confidence

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🎯 Quick Tips

Tip	Emoji
Always multiply from Ones place ➡️	👉
Use neat columns	📏
Circle the carry numbers to remember	🔵
Estimate to check	🧠

Learn with an example

Let’s practice!🖊️