Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 times 24, she says, "3 times 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then there are just 2

Yes she would be right and that is a smart short cut

Answered by azaichavez52 | 2024-06-10

no because 3 times 24 actually equals 72 she forgot to multiply the 2 tens by 3 if she would've done that the answer would be 7 tens and 2 ones :-)

Answered by evaloveskitties | 2024-06-10

Cindy's approach to multiplying 3 times 24 demonstrates the use of the distributive property, allowing her to break down the problem into manageable parts. By calculating 3 times 20 and 3 times 4 separately and then adding them together, she finds the correct answer of 72. This shows the importance of understanding multiplication as a sum of products.
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Answered by azaichavez52 | 2024-10-09