Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers Using Partial Products: Step-by-Step

Learn to multiply multi-digit numbers by two-digit numbers with this guided worksheet! The three-step instructions clearly instruct students on how to complete multiplication between two multi-digit numbers using the partial products method. Students will write each factor in its expanded form, multiply all parts of both numbers by all parts of the other number, then add the partial products back together to get the final product. Using the three-step template, students will solve four multi-digit multiplication problems. 

This two-page worksheet is a great tool to help fourth- and fifth-grade students learn to solve difficult multiplication problems with two multi-digit numbers. Learning the partial product strategy can help students break down numbers to simplify math problems and gain confidence with mental math strategies. 

Students struggling with this worksheet can first try Multiplying 1-Digit Numbers Using Partial Products: Step-by-Step. For more partial products practice, check out Multiplying Using Partial Products: 2-Digit by 2-Digit and Multiplying Using Partial Products: 3-Digit by 2-Digit.