What is the product of 8 and 9?

To find the product of 8 and 9, you simply multiply the two numbers together. The equation can be set up as follows:

8 × 9 =

Carrying out the multiplication:

8 × 9 can be calculated as 8 times 9, which can also be thought of as adding 8 to itself 9 times or 9 to itself 8 times. This gives us:

8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 72, or

9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 72,

In either calculation method, the resulting product is 72.

Understanding the multiplication table could also help; in the multiplication table, 8 and 9 intersect at 72. Therefore, the correct answer is indeed 72.