Fill in the blank:
17 × 56 = (17 × 50) + (17 × ___ )
56 can be written as 50 + 6
So, 17 × 56 = 17 × (50 + 6)
Now using the distributive property of multiplication over addition,
We get,
17 × (50 + 6) = (17 × 50) + (17 × 6)
So, option ‘b’ is correct.