The expression is 95
38.
= (100
5)38 (Write 95 as the difference of 100 and 5)
Distribute terms using distributive property: a(b
c) = ab
ac.
= 100
38
5
38 (Distribute 38)
= 3800
5
38 (Multiply: 100
38 = 3800)
= 3800
5(40
2) (Write 38 as the difference of 40 and 2)
Distribute terms using distributive property: a(b
c) = ab
ac.
= 3800
(5
40
5
2) (Distribute 5) \ \
= 3800
(200
10) (Multiply: 5
40 = 200 and 5
2 = 10)
= 3800
190 (Subtract: 200
10 = 190)
= 3610 (Subtract: 3800
190 = 3610)
The product is
.