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Amy says “to find 50x20,I multiply 5x2 and then place the total number of zeros in both factors at the end.Do you agree?Explain

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Yes, because 50x20= 5x10x2x10= (5x2)x(10x10)

So you can multiply 5x2 first and than add the zeros

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