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without actually calculating,how much greater is the product of 98times 50 than the product 97 times 50

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Its greater by 80. because 50 times 97 is one 50 less than 98 times 50. All multiplication is is adding a number by itself multiple times. for example 50 times 2 is 50+50 so knowing this you can tell that 50 times 97 and 50 times 98 differ by 50
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