Question

Using the distributive property of multiplication over addition/subtraction of whole numbers, find each of the following product.

$980\times 114$

Answer 1

$980\times 114$

$$\begin{gathered} =980\times (100+14) \\ =980\times 100+980\times 14 \\ =98000+13720 \\ =111720 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the product of $980\times 114$ is $111720$.