Answer:
Breaking up the multiplicand 8 into (5+3) allows us to apply the associative property of multiplication. See below.
Step-by-step explanation:
5*7 = 35. We want the product 8*7. Note that 8 = 5+3. Thus, 8*7=(5+3)(7) = 35 + 21, or 56.
37.5 is the answer
all you do is just multiply the 2 numbers
