How do you answer a two digit multiplication problem?

Answer 1

We will use an example and narrate the steps.

..12

X12 First, set up the multiplication problem in a vertical format.

..12

X12

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=24 Second, multiple the second digit of the bottom number (in this case, 2) by both digits of the top number, and write the products from right to left (if it comes out to ten or higher, carry the first digit of the number that is ten or higher over to the first digit of the second number and add that to the product of one of the bottom digits multiplied by one of the top digits).

..12

X12

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=24

+120 Next, add a 0 below the number you came out with (24). Then, multiply 1 by 2 to ..........get 2 and add that to the left of the 0, and multiply 1 by 1 to get 1, and add the 1 to the left of the 2. Then, finally add 120 and 24 to get 144. That is your answer.

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144