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Question10. Higher Order Thinking Chris needs to find the product of two numbers. One of the numbers is 11 . The answer also needs to be 11 . How will Chris solve this problem? Explain.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to figure out what number, when multiplied by 1111, gives us 1111. Watch out! Don't overthink it!
Multiplication by 11 is a fundamental concept here.

STEP 2

1. Understand the problem
2. Find the solution
3. Explain the reasoning

STEP 3

We're looking for a **mystery number**, and we know that when we multiply this **mystery number** by 1111, the answer is 1111.
Let's represent our **mystery number** with the variable xx.

STEP 4

So, we can write this problem as an equation: 11x=1111 \cdot x = 11.
This equation says "11 times xx equals 11".
Our goal is to find the value of xx.

STEP 5

To **isolate** xx, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 1111.
Remember, what we do to one side of the equation, we *must* do to the other to keep it balanced!

STEP 6

11x11=1111 \frac{11 \cdot x}{11} = \frac{11}{11}

STEP 7

On the left side, the 1111 in the numerator and the 1111 in the denominator divide to one, leaving us with just xx.
Awesome!

STEP 8

On the right side, 1111 divided by 1111 also divides to one, giving us 11.

STEP 9

So, our equation now looks like this: x=1x = 1.
We found our **mystery number**!
It's 11!

STEP 10

Any number multiplied by 11 equals itself.
This is called the **multiplicative identity property**.
Since the problem told us that one of the numbers is 1111 and the product (the result of multiplication) is *also* 1111, the other number *must* be 11.

STEP 11

Chris will solve this problem by realizing that any number multiplied by 11 equals itself.
Since one number is 1111 and the product is also 1111, the other number must be 11.
Therefore, 111=1111 \cdot 1 = 11.

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