Fill in the blanks!

Question

Multiply: 36 x 52

36
x52
-----
72
+1800
---------
1872

Estimate the product to check our work:
40 x 50 = _
This is close to 1,872, so our answer is _

Answer 1

To fill in the blanks for your multiplication and estimation:

First, let's perform the multiplication:

36 x 52

72 (36 multiplied by 2) +1800 (36 multiplied by 50, which is actually 36 x 5 with a zero added)

1872

Now, for the estimation:

Estimate the product to check our work: 40 x 50 = 2000

This is close to 1,872, so our answer is correct.