Exploring the Relationship Between Addition and Multiplication

This video tutorial explores the relationship between addition and multiplication, explaining how multiplication is essentially repeated addition. It introduces key terms such as factors and product, and demonstrates these concepts through examples using gems. The tutorial also includes critical thinking exercises to reinforce understanding and concludes with a brief introduction to using arrays for multiplication.

What are the two numbers called that are multiplied together in a multiplication problem?

• Quotients

• Addends

• Factors

• Products

What is the result of multiplying two numbers called?

• Sum

• Quotient

• Difference

• Product

If you have two groups of five gems each, what is the total number of gems?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

How can you express 3 + 3 + 3 using multiplication?

• 3 x 2

• 3 x 1

• 3 x 4

• 3 x 3

What is the total number of gems if you have three groups of five gems each?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

How can you express 1 + 1 + 1 using multiplication?

• 1 x 3

• 1 x 2

• 1 x 1

• 3 x 1

In the critical thinking exercise, what is 4 + 4 equal to?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

How many groups are there if you have five groups of two items each?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is the product of 5 times 2?

• 8

• 10

• 9

• 11

What mathematical concept will be discussed next using arrays?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition