Break apart to multiply (no carrying)

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23 times 4. That's too big to just know… so let's draw it instead.

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1. 32 × 2 Step 2: 2 × 2 =
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   4
2. 32 × 2 = (30 × 2) + (___ × 2)
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   2
3. 23 × 3 Step 1: 20 × 3 =
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   60
4. 31 × 3 = (30 × 3) + (___ × 3)
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   1