Long Multiplication (Year 4)
Practise long multiplication within Arithmetic for Year 4, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
Calculate: 240 × 5
- 1200
- 1020
- 1250
- 120
Answer: 1200. 240 × 5: think 24 × 5 = 120, then × 10 = 1200.
A pupil writes: 8 + 3 × 2 = 22. What is the mistake?
- They did 8 + 3 first, then × 2 — but multiplication comes before addition.
- There is no mistake — 22 is correct.
- The answer should be 13.
- They multiplied 8 × 3 instead.
Answer: They did 8 + 3 first, then × 2 — but multiplication comes before addition.. Multiplication comes before addition. 3 × 2 = 6 first, then 8 + 6 = 14.
A pupil writes the answer to 'How many seats in 8 rows of 13?' as 21. What's the main error?
- The pupil added 8 + 13 instead of multiplying.
- The pupil multiplied 8 × 13 wrong.
- The pupil divided.
- The pupil ignored the question.
Answer: The pupil added 8 + 13 instead of multiplying.. Equal groups → multiplication. 8 × 13 = 104. Pupil's 21 = 8 + 13 shows the operation-selection error.
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