Joshua is trying to find the product of 38 × 12. Which expression shows how Joshua could use place value to break up this problem and solve it?(1 point)

Responses

(31+7)×(11+1)
open paren 31 plus 7 close paren times open paren 11 plus 1 close paren

(32+6)×(10+2)
open paren 32 plus 6 close paren times open paren 10 plus 2 close paren

(30+8)×(11+1)
open paren 30 plus 8 close paren times open paren 11 plus 1 close paren

(30+8)×(10+2)

1 answer

To find the product of 38 × 12 using place value, we can break down both numbers as follows:

  • 38 can be broken down into 30 and 8.
  • 12 can be broken down into 10 and 2.

This gives us the expression:

(30 + 8) × (10 + 2)

Therefore, the correct answer is:

(30 + 8) × (10 + 2)