Rick multiplied 53 x 7 and got a product of 351.Is Rick correct?explain why or why not.
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No rick is not correct because 53x7=371
Rick forgot to carry the 2 into the tens column.
To determine if Rick is correct in his multiplication, let's calculate 53 multiplied by 7 step-by-step:
Step 1: Multiply the ones digits: 3 x 7 = 21.
Step 2: Write down the ones digit which is 1, and carry the tens digit which is 2.
Step 3: Multiply the tens digits: 5 x 7 = 35.
Step 4: Now, add the carried tens digit: 35 + 2 = 37.
So, in reality, the product of 53 x 7 is 371, not 351. Therefore, Rick's answer is incorrect.
To check if Rick's answer is correct, we need to perform the multiplication ourselves.
To multiply 53 by 7, we multiply the ones place digit of 53 (which is 3) by 7, and then multiply the tens place digit (which is 5) by 7. Finally, we add the two products together.
Multiplying the ones place digit, 3, by 7 gives us 3 x 7 = 21.
Multiplying the tens place digit, 5, by 7 gives us 5 x 7 = 35.
Now, we add the two products together: 21 + 35 = 56.
The correct product of 53 multiplied by 7 is 56, not 351.
Therefore, Rick is not correct.