Question

explain how finding 4x384 can help you find 4x 5,384 then find both products

Answer 1

By using the distributive property, we can use 4x384 to quickly calculate 4x5384.

4x384 = 1536

and:

4 × 5384 =
4 × (5000 + 384) =
4 × 5000 + 4 × 384 =
20000 + 1536 =
21,536