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Alternative method

You can use the method of boxes by following the steps;
1. Draw boxes according to the digits given both horizontally
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and vertically.
2. Write the multiplier across the top horizontally and the
multiplicand on the right and vertically.
3. Divide each box diagonally to create two triangles.

4. Multiply each digit of the multiplier by each digit of the
multiplicand.
5. In each box write the tens in the top triangle and the ones
in the bottom triangle.

6. Add the numbers diagonally.

Therefore, the answer is 37,500.

Example 2

×276 123 =
Solution

276
× 123

828
5520

+ 27600
33948

Therefore, the answer is 33,948.

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