Stop Horsing Around!

Multiplying with regrouping—
two 2-digit factors
Name
Stop Horsing Around!
To multiply with a 2-digit factor that requires regrouping, follow these steps.
2. Place a zero in
the ones column..
1. Multiply by the
ones digit.
3
46
x 26
276
3. Multiply by the
tens digit.
3
46
x 26
276
0
4. Add to find
the product.
1
3
46
x
26
276
+ 920
1,196
3
46
x
26
276
+ 920
Multiply. Then use the code to answer the riddle below.
T.
x
32
48
E.
x
39
28
G.
M.
S.
x
67
14
N.
x
56
15
I.
x
53
27
R.
x
83
24
A.
x
96
52
K.
x
75
46
D.
x
83
33
H.
x
96
51
x
49
72
x
84
62
What horses like to stay up late?
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____!
1,992 4,992 1,536 5,208 938 1,092 2,739 3,450 840
1,431
Each of Farmer Gray’s 24 horses eat 68 pounds of hay. How many pounds of hay do the
horses eat altogether?
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G. 1,536; T. 938; S. 1,431; I. 4,992;
A. 2,739; D. 3,528; M. 1,092;
E. 840; N. 1,992; R. 3,450;
K. 4,896; H. 5,208; NIGHTMARES!;
1,632 pounds