Vertical Multiplication

Vertical multiplication is a method used to multiply numbers by aligning them vertically, with one number on top of the other. This layout makes it easier to multiply digits step by step, especially when dealing with multi-digit numbers.

Steps for Vertical Multiplication:

Solving Vertical Multiplication is easy when following these steps:

1. Write the Numbers Vertically:
Place the larger number on top and the smaller number below it, aligning the digits by their place values.

Vertical Multiplication - write the number

2. Multiply Each Digit:
Start by multiplying the bottom number’s rightmost digit (ones place) with each digit of the top number. Write the results below, ensuring they are aligned properly.

Vertical Multiplication - first digit

3. Add the Carry:
If the product of two digits exceeds 9, write down the ones place and carry the tens place to the next digit.

Vertical Multiplication - add the carry

4. Shift for Place Value:
When moving to the next digit of the bottom number, shift the results one place to the left (to account for place value).

Vertical Multiplication - shift the place

5. Add the Results:
After multiplying with all digits of the bottom number, add the rows of partial products to find the final result.

Vertical Multiplication - add the results

Important rules to keep in mind

Learn the multiplication tables thoroughly and follow these rules:

First rule

Write down the exercise correctly:
The ones under the ones, the tens under the tens, and the hundreds under the hundreds.
The number with more digits will be written above the one with fewer digits.

Second rule

When the product is greater than 99 it is stored at the top left and must be remembered to add it to the next result.

Third rule

Before moving on to multiply the next digit, the "numbers stored" at the top left must be erased to avoid confusion.

Fourth rule

We will add a 00 below the result to indicate that we have moved to the next digit, each row of results will start one place to the left in relation to the previous row.

Suggested Topics to Practice in Advance

  1. Vertical Addition
  2. Vertical Subtraction

Practice Vertical Multiplication

Examples with solutions for Vertical Multiplication

Exercise #1

247x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will multiply 24 by 7 using standard multiplication:

  • Step 1: Multiply the unit digit of 24 by 7:
    4×7=28 4 \times 7 = 28 . Write down 8 and carry over 2.
  • Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of 24 by 7, then add the carry over:
    2×7=14 2 \times 7 = 14 , and add the carried-over 2 to get 16.

The final result of these calculations is:
Since the unit's place is 8 and the ten's place is 16, our final answer is 168 168 .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 168 168 .

Answer

168 168

Exercise #2

773x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps to multiply 7777 by 33:

First, set up the numbers for vertical multiplication:

77×3\begin{array}{c} & 77 \\ \times & \,\,3 \\ \hline \end{array}

  • Step 1: Multiply the units:
  • 7×3=217 \times 3 = 21

    Write down 11 and carry over 22.

  • Step 2: Multiply the tens:
  • 7×3=217 \times 3 = 21

    Add the carry-over 22, resulting in 2323.

    Write down 2323 as there are no more digits to multiply.

Combining both steps, we find the product of 7777 and 33 is:

77×3231\begin{array}{c} & 77 \\ \times & \,\,3 \\ \hline & 231 \\ \end{array}

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 231231.

Answer

231 231

Exercise #3

624x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll employ vertical multiplication.

Step 1: Set up the multiplication:
        62 62
×       4 4
      ---------

Step 2: Multiply each digit of 62 by 4. We start with the ones place, then the tens place.

  • Multiply the ones digit: 2×4=8 2 \times 4 = 8 .
  • Multiply the tens digit: 6×4=24 6 \times 4 = 24 .

Step 3: Consider the place value for each part of the calculation:
The result from multiplying the tens digit by 4 represents 240 240 because it is 24×10 24 \times 10 .

Step 4: Add the two partial results:
         8
+ 240
      ---------
      248

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 248 248 .

Answer

248 248

Exercise #4

913x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will multiply 91 91 by 3 3 using standard multiplication techniques:

  • Step 1: Multiply the unit digit of 91 91 by 3 3 :
    1×3=3 1 \times 3 = 3 .
  • Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of 91 91 by 3 3 :
    9×3=27 9 \times 3 = 27 .
  • Step 3: Place the result of 27 27 correctly one digit to the left (because it's actually 90×3 90 \times 3 ), which gives 270 270 .
  • Step 4: Add the results from Step 1 and Step 3:
    270+3=273 270 + 3 = 273 .

Therefore, the product of 91×3 91 \times 3 is 273 273 .

Answer

273 273

Exercise #5

863x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given numbers: 8686 and 33.
  • Step 2: Perform the vertical multiplication of 8686 by 33.

Let's work through each step:

Step 1: We will multiply 8686 by 33. The multiplication can be broken down as follows:

  1. Multiply the units digit of 8686, which is 66, by 33:

6×3=186 \times 3 = 18

Write down 88 and carry over 11 to the next column (the tens place).

  1. Multiply the tens digit of 8686, which is 88, by 33:

8×3=248 \times 3 = 24

Add the carried over 11 to 2424:

24+1=2524 + 1 = 25

Write down 2525. Since we're only multiplying a two-digit number by a one-digit number, our result directly follows:

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 258 258 .

Answer

258 258

Exercise #6

829x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll perform a vertical multiplication of the two-digit number 82 by the one-digit number 9.

  • Step 1: Write down the numbers:
                   82
           × \times 9
            ---
  • Step 2: Multiply each digit of 82 by 9 starting from the unit's digit:
        2×9=18 2 \times 9 = 18
        Write 8 in the unit's place and carry over 1.
  • Step 3: Multiply the tens digit, taking into account the carried over value:
        8×9=72 8 \times 9 = 72
        Add the carried over 1: 72+1=73 72 + 1 = 73
  • Step 4: Write down the result:
                   738

Therefore, the product of the multiplication is 738\mathbf{ 738 }.

By comparing this result with the provided options, option 2 is the correct solution.

Answer

738 738

Exercise #7

196x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this multiplication problem, we will perform the following steps:

  • Step 1: Write the two-digit number 19 as the sum of its place values: 19 = 10 + 9.
  • Step 2: Multiply the first term (10) by 6: 10×6=60 10 \times 6 = 60 .
  • Step 3: Multiply the second term (9) by 6: 9×6=54 9 \times 6 = 54 .
  • Step 4: Add the results of the two multiplications: 60+54=114 60 + 54 = 114 .

Therefore, the product of 19 and 6 is 114\textbf{114}.

Answer

114 114

Exercise #8

748x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll start from the equation that needs to be true:

74x=592 74x = 592

We want to solve for x x . To do this, we divide both sides of the equation by 74:

x=59274 x = \frac{592}{74}

Now, we'll perform the division:

59274=8 \frac{592}{74} = 8

This tells us that:

x=8 x = 8

By substituting back into the multiplication:

74×8=592 74 \times 8 = 592

The calculation is verified. Therefore, the solution to the problem is:

592 592

Given the multiple-choice options, option 2 corresponds to this solution:

The correct answer is x=8 x = 8 , confirming choice 2.

Answer

592 592

Exercise #9

737x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this multiplication problem, we will use the vertical multiplication method:

  • Step 1: Multiply the ones digit of the first number by the second number.
  • Here, multiply 3×7=21 3 \times 7 = 21 . Record the 1 in the ones place and carry over the 2.
  • Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of the first number by the second number, and add any carried over value from the first step.
  • Calculate 7×7=49 7 \times 7 = 49 . Add the carry-over of 2 to this result, which gives 49+2=51 49 + 2 = 51 .
  • Write the 51 on top of where we placed our previous result, so it becomes 5 at the tens and hundreds position.

Therefore, the final multiplied value is 511 511 .

The correct answer choice is option 4: 511 511 .

Answer

511 511

Exercise #10

927x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Multiply each digit of the number 9292 by 77.
  • Step 2: Combine results considering their place values.
  • Step 3: Sum these partial products for the final answer.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Multiply the units digit of 9292, which is 22, by 77:
2×7=142 \times 7 = 14. Record 44 in the units place and carry over 11.

Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of 9292, which is 99, by 77:
9×7=639 \times 7 = 63. Add the carry-over 11 to get 6464.

Step 3: Record the 44 from 6464 in the tens place and place 66 in the hundreds place.
Thus, arranging our final result: 644644.

Therefore, the product of 9292 and 77 is 644644.

Answer

644 644

Exercise #11

328x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll multiply the numbers directly:

  • Step 1: Identify the numbers to multiply: 32 32 and 8 8 .
  • Step 2: Use the vertical multiplication method to calculate the product.
  • Step 3: Verify the calculation by using the distributive property as a secondary method.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We have the multiplicand 32 32 and the multiplier 8 8 .
Step 2: Multiply 32 32 by 8 8 . To do this, break it down as follows:
- 32=30+2 32 = 30 + 2
- Multiply each part by 8: 30×8=240 30 \times 8 = 240 and 2×8=16 2 \times 8 = 16 .
- Add the two products together: 240+16=256 240 + 16 = 256 .

Step 3: Verify this by rechecking the arithmetic or using properties of multiplication.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 256 256 .

Answer

256 256

Exercise #12

165x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Breakdown the multiplication into tens and units.
  • Step 2: Multiply each digit by the single-digit multiplier.
  • Step 3: Sum the partial results to get the final product.

Let's work through each step:

Step 1: We need to multiply each digit of the number 16 by 5.
- The tens digit of 16 is 1 (representing 10), and the units digit is 6.

Step 2: Perform the multiplication:
- Multiply the tens digit: 10×5=50 10 \times 5 = 50
- Multiply the units digit: 6×5=30 6 \times 5 = 30

Step 3: Add the results from these multiplications:
- Total: 50+30=80 50 + 30 = 80

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 80 80 .

Answer

80 80

Exercise #13

646x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the multiplication problem 64×664 \times 6, we'll perform the following steps:

  • Step 1: Break down 6464 into tens and units. So, 6464 can be written as 60+460 + 4.
  • Step 2: Multiply each component separately by 66.
  • Step 3: Calculate 60×660 \times 6 and 4×64 \times 6 separately.
  • Step 4: Sum the results of the above calculations to find the total product.

Now, let's execute these steps specifically:

Step 1: Represent 6464 as 60+460 + 4. This simplifies the multiplication process.

Step 2: Multiply the tens: 60×6=36060 \times 6 = 360.

Step 3: Multiply the units: 4×6=244 \times 6 = 24.

Step 4: Now, add the two results: 360+24=384360 + 24 = 384.

Therefore, the product of 64×664 \times 6 is 384384.

Answer

384 384

Exercise #14

822x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll perform vertical multiplication of 82 82 by 2 2 :

  • Step 1: Multiply the ones place. Multiply 2 2 (from 82) by 2 2 :

2×2=4 2 \times 2 = 4
This gives us 4 4 in the ones place.

  • Step 2: Multiply the tens place. Multiply 8 8 (in the tens place of 82) by 2 2 :

8×2=16 8 \times 2 = 16
Since the result is 16 16 , we place 6 6 in the tens place and carry over 1 1 to the next higher place (hundreds place).

  • Step 3: Add up the intermediate results.

The ones place has 4 4 , and the tens place has 6 6 plus 1 1 (carry-over), totaling to 7 7 in the tens place. Thus, the full number now reads:

164 164

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 164 164 .

Answer

164 164

Exercise #15

738x

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Multiply the units digit of 73 by 8.
  • Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of 73 by 8.
  • Step 3: Add the results of these two multiplications.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Multiply the units digit of 73 (which is 3) by 8:
3×8=24 3 \times 8 = 24
We'll write 4 in the ones place of the result and carry over 2 to the tens place.

Step 2: Multiply the tens digit of 73 (which is 7) by 8 and add the carried over 2:
7×8=56 7 \times 8 = 56
Adding the carried over 2 gives us:
56+2=58 56 + 2 = 58

Step 3: Write the result from the tens multiplication in the tens and hundreds place:
Combining our results, we get:
73×8=584 73 \times 8 = 584

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 584 584 .

Answer

584 584

Topics learned in later sections

  1. Long Division