The document describes the box or grid multiplication method for multiplying multi-digit numbers. It involves expanding the numbers, drawing a grid with the place values, placing the numbers in the grid, multiplying the numbers in each column and adding the results. Two examples are shown of multiplying a 2-digit by 2-digit number and a 3-digit by 2-digit number using this method.

1. Box Method
or
Grid Multiplication

2. Step involved …
 Expanding the given numbers
Drawing needed grids
Placing the numbers in grids
Multiplying the numbers
Adding all the numbers in grid

3. 2 digit X 2 digit

4. 52 X 34
Multiply using box mothod

5. 34
X
52
50 + 2 30 + 4
Expanding the given numbers

6. 50 2
30
4
X
30 X 50 30 X 2
4 X 50 4 X 2
1500
8
200
60
Drawing needed grids
Multiplying the numbers
Placing numbers in grids

7. 50 2
30
4
X
30 X 50 30 X 2
4 X 50 4 X 2
1500
8
200
60
1500
60
200
8
Adding all the numbers in grid

8. 1500
60
200
8
8
176

9. 52 X 34 = 2308

10. 6 3 X 1 4
Answer : 8 8 2

11. 3 digit X 2 digit

12. 53
X
207
200 + 0 +7 50 +3

13. 50 3
200
0
X
200 X 50 200 X 3
0 X 50 0 X 3
10000
0
0
600
7
7 X 3
7 X 50
21
350

14. 50 3
200
0
X
200 X 50 200 X 3
0 X 50 0 X 3
10000
0
0
600
7
7 X 3
7 X 50
21
350
10000
600
0
0
350
21
1
097
1

15. 207 X 54 = 10971

16. 2 1 7 X 5 3
Answer 1 1,5 0 1