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Place Value Sections Model

53 x 27

50 +

20

+

7

50 x 20 = 1000

50 x 7 = 350

20

x 3

= 60

7 x 3 = 21

1000

350

60

21

+

1431

Expanded Notation Method

53 = 50 + 3

27 = 20 + 7

50 x 20 = 1000

50 x 7 = 350

3 x 20 = 60

3 x 7 = 21

53 x 27

+

1431

Algebraic Notation Method

53 x 27

= (50 + 3) x ( 20 + 7)

= (50 x 20) + (50 x 7) + (3 x 20) + (3 x 7)

= 1000 + 350 + 60 + 21

= 1431

Traditional Method

53

x 27

371

1060

+

1431

2

3

Must put a ZERO in the ones place when multiplying from the tens place.

Start in the ones place of the bottom number.