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Multiplication as Repeated Addition

• Multiplication is a shorthand way to express repeated addition.
• For example, 3 x 2 is the same as 2 + 2 + 2.
• The first number (3) in the multiplication problem (3 x 2) indicates the number of groups.
• The second number (2) indicates the number of items in each group.
• Repeated addition problems can be converted to multiplication problems, and vice versa.

Examples of Converting Addition to Multiplication

• Example 1: 2 + 2 + 2 = ? is equivalent to 3 x 2 = 6
• Example 2: 3 + 3 + 3 +3 = ? is equivalent to 4 x 3 = 12
• Example 3: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = ? is equivalent to 5 x 1 = 5
• Example 4: 6 + 6 + 6 = ? is equivalent to 3 x 6 = 18