In the following multiplication example,
$$\begin{align} 34\;& \\\underline{\times\;\; 7\;}& \end{align}$$
first one would multiply the units digits, producing the partial product $28$ as follows:
$$\begin{align} \color{maroon}{2}\;\;\;\!\>\!\\ 34\;& \\\underline{\times\;\; 7\;}& \\\color{maroon}{8}\;& \end{align}$$
How would this partial product operation best be described?
$$ ( 4 \times 7 ) \qquad\text{or}\qquad ( 7 \times 4 ) $$
Similarly, how would the next partial product operation, which adds the carry, best be described?
$$ ( 3 \times 7 ) + 2 \quad\text{or}\quad ( 7 \times 3 ) + 2 \quad\text{or}\quad 2 + ( 3 \times 7 ) \quad\text{or}\quad 2 + ( 7 \times 3 ) $$