Generic Rectangles

Intro

Generic Rectangles can be used to visualize multiplication of larger numbers by breaking the large numbers into smaller parts. They use area to visualize the multiplication. It also provides a way to arrange work to prevent mistakes. They are called generic rectangles because they are usually not drawn to scale. Try some Practice Problems with answers down below.


Practice Questions

Fill out each generic rectangle and state the final product.
\(\textbf{1)}\) \(203 \times 47\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 1



\(\textbf{2)}\) \(320 \times 72\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 2



\(\textbf{3)}\) \(540 \times 37\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 3



\(\textbf{4)}\) \(1{,}200 \times 340\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 4



\(\textbf{5)}\) \(420 \times 210\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 5



\(\textbf{6)}\) \(310 \times 85\)
Generic Rectangle for Question 6

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