Exploring the Partial Products Multiplication Method

What is the first step in the partial products method?

• Using the commutative property

• Combining all the products

• Using expanded forms

• Direct multiplication

How can the number 427 be written in expanded form?

• 400 + 20 + 7

• 4 + 20 + 70

• 400 + 2 + 70

• 40 + 2 + 7

What property is used to multiply each part of the expanded forms?

• Associative property

• Commutative property

• Distributive property

• Identity property

Which of the following is a correct partial product of 4 times 427?

• 4 times 20 = 80

• All of the above

• 4 times 7 = 28

• 4 times 400 = 1600

What is the result of 4 times 20 in the partial products method?

• 8

• 1600

• 80

• 800

What is the partial product of 20 times 7?

• 140

• 14

• 70

• 700

How many zeros are added to the product of 2 times 4 in the partial products method?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

What is the total product of 427 times 24 using the partial products method?

• 10,284

• 10,428

• 10,824

• 10,248

Is the partial products method the fastest way to multiply?

• No

• Sometimes

• Yes

• Depends on the numbers

Can the partial products method help students get the correct answer?

• No

• Only for small numbers

• Yes

• Only for large numbers