A method of teaching multiplication comprises the steps of providing a pair of multi-digit numbers to be multiplied and diagrammatically arranging the numbers on a work area. The work area includes a Multiplication Zone, an Addition Zone and an Answer Zone. In the Multiplication Zone, the numbers are arranged such that the digits of one number are vertically aligned with the digits of the other number. The Addition Zone has a top row, a bottom row and a plurality of middle rows, with the rows divided into a number of columns. The Answer Zone consists of a row divided into a number of cells. The products of multiplication and cross-multiplication of the aligned digits can be placed in a designated columns and cells in the Addition Zone and Answer Zone such that the sequence of digits in the Answer Zone is the product of the multiplication of the pair of multi-digit numbers.
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