Question

You multiply two two-digit numbers and the product is close to 2,600.What two numbers did you multiply?

Answer 1

52 and 50

Explanation:

Break it down into smaller numbers in this case 3 numbers.

26 * 10 * 10 = 2600

By multiplicative rule,

we can break 10 into 5 * 2,

giving 26 * 10 * 5 *2,

because multiplication is commutative and associative

group them up as (26 * 2) * (10 * 5) = ( 52 * 50) = 2600

Answer 2

Explanation:

the answer would be 26 and 10 because is you multiply 26×10 your answer will be 2600