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Use the distributive property of multiplication to find

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Use the distributive property of multiplication to find

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The distributive property of multiplication says that a multiplication fact can be broken up into the sum of two other multiplication facts. For example:

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Find two numbers that add or subtract to one of the factors. The factor 12 is a good choice because it is close to a multiple of 10.

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for 12 and use the distributive property of multiplication.

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Apply the distributive property

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