Multiplication

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation that represents the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times. It is one of the four basic operations in arithmetic.

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What is the product of 6 and 7?

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The product of 6 and 7 is 42.

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If a number is multiplied by 1, what is the result?

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The result is the same number. This is known as the identity property of multiplication.

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What is the commutative property of multiplication?

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The commutative property states that changing the order of the numbers being multiplied does not change the product. For example, 3 x 4 = 4 x 3.

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How do you calculate the total number of items when given pairs?

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To find the total number of items in pairs, multiply the number of pairs by 2. For example, if there are 9 pairs of socks, the total number of socks is 9 x 2 = 18.

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What is the associative property of multiplication?

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The associative property states that the way in which numbers are grouped in multiplication does not change the product. For example, (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4).

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If Jake has 12 fish and gets 5 times as many, how do you calculate the total number of fish?

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To find the total number of fish, multiply the original number of fish by 5. So, 12 x 5 = 60.

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What is the multiplication sentence for 8 times 4?

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The multiplication sentence for 8 times 4 is 8 x 4.

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What is the result of 8 x 4?

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The result of 8 x 4 is 32.

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What does it mean to multiply a number by zero?

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Multiplying any number by zero results in zero. This is known as the zero property of multiplication.