MULTIPYING TWO DIGIT NUMBERS-34a FIRST SIMPIFY THE PROBLEM 27 20 7 X 3 X 3 and x 3 --- --- --- 81 60 21 then add 60 + 21 = 81 or FIRST SIMPIFY THE PROBLEM or 27 27 27 27 x 23 3 20 X 23 --- --- --- --- 621 21 140 81 60 400 540 --- --- ---- 81 + 540 = 621 621 END