Jeff and Kayla are finding the product of 178 X 56. They both are using the distributive property to find partial products.

Look at their work below. How did each student break up the factor 56 Jeff 178 * 50 178 x 6 Kayla 178 178 X 20 X 30 178 X 6 a.

Explain why each student's work shows a way to find the product of 178 X 56. b.

Would you use one of these
methods or a different method to find the product of 178 X 56? Why?