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For 4x8x5,does finding 4x5=20 first make the problem easier than finding 4x8=32 first?Explain.

User Mbouclas
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Yes because 20*8 is easier because it ends with. 0
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Yes, because 20 is easy to multiple by 8. it ends in 0 and anything being multiplied by 2 is easy to find. 32 times 5 isn't exactly harder to figure out because its times 5 but its just not as easy to do right off the too of your head quickly.

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