Questions (Whole Number Multiplication Algorithm)
Question 1
      Obtain an answer to 36 x 184 by using the algorithm for which the distributive principle is transparent. Include a rectangle diagram showing the cuts.
Question 2
      Obtain an answer to 23 x 45 by cutting the row three times and the column twice. DO NOT cut along place value positions. Show your thinking and work by using brackets.
Question 3
      The arithmetic expression, 2 x 3 + 2 x 4 + 2 x 5 + 4 x 3 + 4 x 4 + 4 x 5, was derived from an array. What is the size of the array? Also, draw the array and show the cuts that would result in the expression.
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