What is 29 x 46?

Answer 1

The answer is 1334. You should really estimate the 2 factors. 29 is rounded to 30, and 46 is rounded to 50. 30 x 50 = 1500, and then try to find the real answer. You multiply 6 in 46 with 9 first. And you regroup 5 above the 2 in 29.

[Note:You have to multiply 2 x 6 because you start with 6, and you multiply the top numbers. You start with the number on right on top of 6. You start with the ones digit.] You have to multiply 2 x 6. It equals 12. You have to add a 0 at the ones place because now you need to multiply 4 x 9, and then 4 x 2.[Note:You now need to do this because you only multiplied 9 x 6, and 2 x 6. You forgot to multiply anything by 4. And you have to add the product of 9 x 6 and 2 x 6, to

9 x 4 and 2 x 4.] Now you multiply 9 x 4. It equals 36. Then you multiply 2 x 4. It

equals 8. Now you add. It would have a sum of 1334. There are 2 more ways of multiplying, but one way cant be used, because you need to have the second factor has to have a 0 as the ones place. And the first factor has to be a multiple of 2. This problem does not have those 2 things. Another way is harder than the other ways. This way is easier. This would be one of the 3 ways to multiply 29 x 46. Actually in this, you only have 1 way to multiply 29 x 46. 1334 is the answer.

EDIT: the short answer is to multiply 46 by 30 (to get 1380 ) and subtract 46 to yield 1334 !