ax2x5
^ ^
10xa
The way I learned it was that if they dont have the same variables dont touch them, so what I did was multiply the like numbers (2 and 5). Why are they alike? Because they don't have a variable! I then just put the X sign there to show that there is no other way to multiply this. If it where addition, it would be 10+a so that would equal 10a.
