Find the product using suitable properties.
(a) `738xx103`
(b) `854xx102`
(c) `258xx1008`
(d) `1005xx108`

Explanation

We will be using the distributive property of multiplication to find the product of the expressions given below.


(a) 738 × 103
= 738 × (100 + 3)
= 738 × 100 + 738 × 3 (using distributive property)
= 73800 + 2214
= 76014


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