Calculate the Product: Solving 12×19 Step by Step

To make solving easier, let's break down 12 and 19 into more convenient numbers, preferably round numbers.

We get:

$(10+2)\times(10+9)=$

We'll use the distributive property to solve.

First, we'll multiply the first term in the left parentheses by the first term in the right parentheses.

We'll multiply the first term in the left parentheses by the second term in the right parentheses.

We'll multiply the second term in the left parentheses by the first term in the right parentheses.

We'll multiply the second term in the left parentheses by the second term in the right parentheses.

We get:

$(10\times10)+(10\times9)+(2\times10)+(2\times9)=$

Let's solve what's in the parentheses and we get:

$100+90+20+18=$

Let's solve from left to right:

$190+20+18=210+18=228$