How do you use the distributive property to multiply $5*97$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-21T14:25:26

See method in explanation to give answer of 485

Write 97 as 90+7

Then: $" "5xx97->5(90+7)$

$5(90+7)=(5xx90)+(5xx7)$

$450+35 = 485$

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