Question

Write the steps for finding 50x30 by factoring the tens

Answer 1

Step 1, we are going to factor the tens: $(5)(10)(3)(10)$
Step 2. we are going to separately multiply the factored terms and the tens:
$[(5)(3)][(10)(10)]$
$(15)(100)$
Step 2, multiply the tow products:
$(15)(100)=1500$