Question

Tobias says that he can find the product by of 4 x 8 Decomposing either of the factors into equal parts. Do you agree or disagree?

Answer 1

To find the product of 4 x 8 by decomposing either of the factors into equal parts, you can use the distributive property. The product is 32.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the product of 4 x 8 by decomposing either of the factors into equal parts, you can use the distributive property. Let's decompose 4 into 2 + 2. Then, we can multiply 8 by each decomposed part separately:

• 8 x 2 = 16
• 8 x 2 = 16

Now, we can add the products together:

16 + 16 = 32

Therefore, the product of 4 x 8 using decomposition is 32.