The video tutorial explains how Alicia groups her coloring pencils into sets and uses multiplication to find the total number of pencils. It introduces the concept of multiplication as repeated addition and demonstrates how to calculate fractions of a total using a number line. The tutorial emphasizes the use of the word 'of' as an indicator for multiplication and shows how to visualize fractions on a number line to solve problems.

Explain how multiplication can be viewed as repeated addition.

What is the result of adding 2/3 to itself 15 times?