Use the requested method to find the product.
-725 ·4035; use the Russian peasant method
A)2,925,365
B)2,925,375
C)2,925,385
D)2,925,475

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The Russian peasant method involves halving one number and doubling the other, then adding the numbers in the doubling column that correspond to odd numbers in the halving column. For 725 and 4035: - 725 halved is 362 (ignore the remainder), and 4035 doubled is 8070.- 362 halved is 181, and 8070 doubled is 16140.- 181 halved is 90 (ignore the remainder), and 16140 doubled is 32280.- 90 halved is 45, and 32280 doubled is 64560.- 45 halved is 22 (ignore the remainder), and 64560 doubled is 129120.- 22 halved is 11, and 129120 doubled is 258240.- 11 halved is 5 (ignore the remainder), and 258240 doubled is 516480.- 5 halved is 2 (ignore the remainder), and 516480 doubled is 1032960.- 2 halved is 1, and 1032960 doubled is 2065920.Adding the numbers in the doubling column that correspond to odd numbers in the halving column (8070, 16140, 64560, 258240, 516480, 2065920), we get 2,925,375.

Use the Requested Method to Find the Product