Solve 13 × 8: Step-by-Step Multiplication Problem

Apply the distributive property of multiplication in order to break down the number 13 into a subtraction exercise with smaller numbers. This allows us to work with smaller numbers and ultimately simplify the operation

Reminder - The distributive property of multiplication actually allows us to break down the larger term in the multiplication exercise into a sum or difference of smaller numbers, which makes the multiplication operation easier and gives us the ability to solve the exercise even without a calculator

$13\times(10-2)=$

Apply the distributive property formula $a(b+c)=ab+ac$

$13\times10-13\times2=$

Proceed to solve the problem according to the order of operations

$130-26=$

Therefore the answer is option D - 104.

Shown below are the various stages of the solution:

$13\times8=13\times(10-2)=13\times10-13\times2=130-26=104$