Which of the following steps could be used as a short cut method to multiply 12 by 50

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asked Jul 13, 2019 218k views

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Dimuth Ruwantha · Answer 1 · 2019-07-19T08:05:27+0000

the shortest way is to multiply 12 by 100, then divide that result by 2...

lets test it .... 12×100

= 1200

now 1200 divided by 2 = 600... so answer is 600

now lets c if its right 12 × 50 = 600

∴ this is the easiest solution