1.3. Whole Number Multiplication

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What is the scenario presented in the text regarding Han and his cat Hippo?

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Han is going on vacation for 21 days and needs to leave enough food for his cat, Hippo, who eats 4 small cans of cat food every day.

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How can Han calculate the total number of cans of cat food to leave for Hippo?

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Han can multiply the number of days he will be gone (21) by the number of cans Hippo eats per day (4).

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What is the relationship between addition and multiplication as mentioned in the text?

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Addition and multiplication are related; multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition.

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How can you interpret multiplying 5 by 6 according to the text?

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Multiplying 5 by 6 means you need five groups of six, or you can think of it as adding 5 six times.