multiply 12x17 using the Russian peasant method

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[[work is attached]]Steps:1) Divide the first number by 2 until you get to 1 (ignore decimals)2) Multiply the second number so you have as many answers as the first3) Cross out answers in the second column that match with an even answer in the first4) Add the numbers that are left in the second columnAnswer: 204

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half          double12              17     we cut it6                 34     we cut it with a line3                 681                 136..........................     12 x 7=  (68+136)12 x 7= 204