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Trudy wants to multiply 66 x 606. She says that all she has to do is find 6 x 606 and then double that number . Explain why Trudy's method will not give the correct answer. Then show how to find the correct product

User Grzegorz Gralak
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Answer:

39996

Explanation:

Trudy

(6 x 606) 2 =

3636 x 2 = 7272

Correct

66 x 606 = 39996

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