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This is a really cool method for multiplying
bigger numbers. It's a lot easier than the regular way and it's kind of
fun too.
Before I show you the whole thing, I need to show
you how to do some smaller stuff first...
We're going to multiply easy numbers from our
times tables, but we're going to put our answers in special boxes.
Here's the box... It's got a spot for tens
and a spot for ones:

When we look at a number, remember...

So, we'll put the 1
(the tens digit) in the top spot and the 4 (the
ones digit) in the bottom spot:

Go to the next page to see more!
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