Multiplication Rectangle
A product as a rectangle of squares or dots: turn it to swap the factors, cut it into partial products, split it by place value next to the written method and divide with a remainder step by step.
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- Subject
- Mathematics
- Area
- Numbers
- Level
- Primary school
What you can do
- Turn the rectangle to show that 7 × 6 = 6 × 7.
- Cut the rectangle by dragging along its edge: the calculation shows the distributive law, e.g. 7 × 6 = 7 × 5 + 7 × 1.
- Split both factors by place value: (20 + 3) × (10 + 4) = 200 + 80 + 30 + 12, next to the written method with each line coloured like a strip of the rectangle.
- Divide by building columns: each step takes away some columns, and at the end you see the quotient and the remainder.
- Choose squares or dots, hide the answer to set a task and download a PNG.
Worksheets and lessons
Lessons with worksheets that use this app.
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