SOLUTION: How can you use doubling to find the product of 8 X 8?

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Question 410377: How can you use doubling to find the product of 8 X 8?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 8+=+2%5E3, then you can double the other 8 three times to get the product of 8*8 thus:
2*8 = 16
2*16 = 32
2*32 = 64 and this = 8*8