Use the place value of each digit of 56 to fill in the blanks in parentheses. Then, give the value of \( 2 \times 56 \). (a) \( 2 \times 56=(2 \times 8)+(2 \times \square) \) (b) \( 2 \times 56=\square \)

Let's break it down! For the number 56, the place value of the digits is as follows: - The digit 5 is in the tens place, so its value is \( 50 \). - The digit 6 is in the units (ones) place, so its value is \( 6 \). So, filling in the blanks: (a) \( 2 \times 56=(2 \times 6)+(2 \times 50) \) Now, to find the value of \( 2 \times 56 \): (b) \( 2 \times 56=112 \) Thus, the answers are: (a) \( 2 \times 56 = (2 \times 6) + (2 \times 50) \) (b) \( 2 \times 56 = 112 \)