17 multiplied by 500 is 8500
17 × 500 = 8500
Explanation: Multiplication is repeated addition. So, 17 × 500 means adding 17, 500 times:
17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 + 17 = 8500
Word Problem Style
If you have 500 boxes and each box contains 17 apples, then the total number of apples is 8500.
Quick Facts
- 17 is called the multiplicand.
- 500 is called the multiplier.
- The result, 8500, is called the product.
Multiplication Table for 17
| 17 × N | Result |
|---|---|
| 17 × 1 | 17 |
| 17 × 2 | 34 |
| 17 × 3 | 51 |
| 17 × 4 | 68 |
| 17 × 5 | 85 |
| 17 × 6 | 102 |
| 17 × 7 | 119 |
| 17 × 8 | 136 |
| 17 × 9 | 153 |
| 17 × 10 | 170 |
| 17 × 11 | 187 |
| 17 × 12 | 204 |