Multiplication

Multiplication

Postby nycmath » Thu Aug 20, 2026 7:00 pm

Let's multiply together.

56 • 78 =
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Re: Multiplication

Postby Eigenvalue » Fri Aug 21, 2026 8:56 pm

We can use the FOIL method,:

56•78

=(50+6)(70+8)

=(50•6)+(6•8)+(50•70)+(6•70)

=300+48+3500+420

=3500+720+48

=4268

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Re: Multiplication

Postby nycmath » Fri Aug 21, 2026 10:21 pm

Eigenvalue wrote:We can use the FOIL method,:

56•78

=(50+6)(70+8)

=(50•6)+(6•8)+(50•70)+(6•70)

=300+48+3500+420

=3500+720+48

=4268


Neatly done and straightforward.

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