Question

Find the value of the expression 7 $\times$ 101 using the distributive property.

Answer 1

Let us write 101 in 7 $\times$ 101 as ‘100 + 1’.
Now, 7 $\times$ 101 = 7 $\times$ (100 + 1)

Using the distributive property, the above expression can be written as follows:

7 $\times$ (100 + 1) = 7 $\times$ 100 + 7 $\times$ 1
= 700 + 7
= 707