11 x "a two digit number" Step 1: let x represent the first digit and y represent the second digit. write a three digit answer in which the first digit "x" in the question is the first digit in the answer, and your second digit y in the question is your third digit in the answer. x _ y Step 2: find the sum of x and y Step 3: place the sum of x and y in the second digit position x  x+y  y Example 1: 11 x 23 Step 1: 2 _ 3 Step 2: 2+3 = 5 Step 3: 253 11X 23 = 253 Example 2: 1