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Use the lattice method to find

Calculate the sum of each diagonal. Your answers for the sums will fill in the answer for the product.

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Use the lattice method to find

Calculate the sum of each diagonal. Your answers for the sums will fill in the answer for the product.

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Lattice method of multiplication:

Step 1: Make a table with the digits of the first factor along the top and the digits of the second factor down the right. Draw diagonal lines from the top right to bottom left of each box in the table.

Step 2: Multiply the digits and enter their products in the table. The diagonal in each box separates the digits in each product. For 1-digit products, put a 0 to the left of the diagonal.

Step 3: Sum each diagonal starting from the bottom right. For sums greater than 10, carry into the diagonal up and to the left.

Step 4: Rewrite these sums as a string of digits in order from top to bottom, then left to right. This is the product of the original factors.

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Step 1

To multiply two numbers using the lattice method, make a table with the digits of the first factor along the top and the digits of the second factor down the right. Draw diagonal lines from the top right to bottom left of each box in the table.

Step 2

Multiply the digits and enter their products in the table. The diagonal in each box separates the digits in each product. For 1-digit products, put a 0 to the left of the diagonal.

Step 3

Sum each diagonal starting from the bottom right. Make sure to carry for sums greater than 10. Here are the first two diagonals shown:

Find the sums for the rest of the diagonals. Pay attention to the carried digit.

Step 4

Rewrite these sums as a string of digits in order from top to bottom, then left to right. This is the product of the original factors.

2,688

So,

2,688

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