5th grade multi-digit multiplication worksheets
Fifth grade practices two-by-two and larger using efficient recording of partial products and checking by estimation.
Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.5.
The kind of problems you'll get
Solve each stack. Show regrouping carries above the line.
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42 × 48 =
Answer: 2016
- 25 × 22 =
- 44 × 83 =
Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Computation. Solve each stack. Show regrouping carries above the line. 9 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
For two-by-two, do the ones then the tens shifted one place. Add the two lines. Use graph paper for columns if alignment slips.
Watch for: Kids multiply each digit once and ignore place value. The 4 in 43 is forty, so its partial product needs the zero. Kids skip regrouping in multiplication because it looks like an addition-only move. Carries happen here too, above the next column.
Common questions about multi-digit multiplication
- Why 2x1 to start?
- Two-digit times one-digit builds the algorithm before two-by-two complexity.
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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.5. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.