SOLUTION: Alan multiplies a 4-digit number by 36. How can you tell the number of partial products Alan will have?

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Question 1200207: Alan multiplies a 4-digit number by 36. How can you tell the number of partial products Alan will have?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any 0 in the hundreds, or tens, or ones place?

FOUR digit for the factor and other factor is 36, and assuming no 0 in the places of the first factor, then 4%2A2=8 products to make-up the multiplication.

Answer by ikleyn(52847) About Me  (Show Source):
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Is it about transfer matches from one match box to another or about something different ?