Calculate the Product: Solving 480 × 3 Step by Step

Question

$480\times3=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Let's use the distributive law

00:13 Let's break down 480 into 400 plus 80

00:21 Let's multiply each factor separately, then add

00:23 Let's solve each multiplication and then sum

00:33 And this is the solution to the question

In order to simplify the resolution process, we begin by breaking down the number 480 into a smaller addition exercise:

$(400+80)\times3=$

We then multiply each of the terms within the parentheses by 3:

$(400\times3)+(80\times3)=$

Lastly we solve the exercises inside the parentheses and obtain the following:

$1200+240=1440$

1440