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Explain how you could use the distributive property and mental math to find 5 x 198

Explain how you could use the distributive property and mental math to find 5 x 198-example-1
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Well you would do 5x8 first and then t hats 40 so put 0 in the ones place and put 4 on top of 9, 5x9 is 45+4=49 so put 9 in the ones place and 4 on top of 1 so 5x1=5 5+4=9. The awsner is 990
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