then, draw a line under the multiplier and put a multiplication symbol. multiplication starts with the ones-column. the ones-digit of the multiplicand is 9 and the multiplier is 3. the product of 3 and 9 is 27, so write a 7 in the ones-column under the line, and write the carry-digit 2 as a superscript of the yet-unwritten tens-digit of the product under the line: