8\times 9 = \purpleC{(5\times}8×9=(5×8, times, 9, equals, start color #aa87ff, left parenthesis, 5, times, end color #aa87ff \purpleC){}+\greenD(\greenD{ 3 \times 9)})+(3×9)start color #aa87ff, right parenthesis, end color #aa87ff, plus, start color #1fab54, left parenthesis, end color #1fab54, start color #1fab54, 3, times, 9, right parenthesis, end color #1fab54 \phantom{8\times 6 }={} \purpleC{45} +{}8×6=45+empty space, equals, start color #aa87ff, 45, end color #aa87ff, plus \phantom{8\times 6 }={}8×6=empty space, equals