Question

zalman started solving 53 times 26 by breaking the problem into parts. Here is what he has done so far 50 times 20=1000 50 times 6=300 3 times 20= 60 what does he still need to multiply

Answer 1

3 * 6 = 18

Explanation:

53 * 26 =

= (50 + 3) * (20 + 6)

= 50 * 20 + 50 * 6 + 3 * 20 + 3 * 6

= 1000 + 300 + 60 + 18

Answer: 3 * 6 = 18