Math Drills · Grade 3 (Elementary School)
Multiplication (2-Digit, 3-Digit)
41 free maths worksheets for “Multiplication (2-Digit, 3-Digit)” in Grade 3 (Elementary School). Download the question and answer PDFs and print them, no sign-up needed.
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Both factors get larger here, and the products are built in horizontal and in column form. The unit runs from 2-Digit×1-Digit up to 3-Digit×2-Digit, with Fill in the Blank and word problems using the same digit combinations, so each method is practiced where it belongs.
In 2-Digit×2-Digit column work, the second row is written without shifting one place to the left, and the answer comes out far too small. Rows whose right-hand ends line up identify this. Adding the carried number before multiplying rather than after, which turns 23 × 4 into 122, is also stubborn.
The procedure of multiplying one digit at a time, place by place, stays exactly the same. What grows larger is the digit count of the number being multiplied, up to two or three digits. The mental-math sense of multiplying by tens and hundreds, gained in Multiplication, comes back to help with lining up decimal points in Multiplication of Decimals in grade 5.
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- Why Kids Who Know Their Times Tables Still Trip Up — The Steps of Column Multiplication
Just because a child can say their times tables doesn't mean column multiplication comes easily. Plenty of children get the times-table part right and still stumble on the steps of writing it in column form. A mistake in column multiplication tends to get blamed on the times tables. Usually, though, it's a different step that's the problem.
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- What do the “Multiplication (2-Digit, 3-Digit)” worksheets for Grade 3 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as 2-Digit×1-Digit, 3-Digit×1-Digit, Fill in the Blank, 2-Digit×2-Digit, 3-Digit×2-Digit.
- How many “Multiplication (2-Digit, 3-Digit)” worksheets are there for Grade 3 (Elementary School)?
- 41 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.