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What is the foundation for the formal study of multiplication?
What is the foundation for the formal study of multiplication?
- Counting equal groups (correct)
- Counting individual items
- Measuring out
- Repeated subtraction
How is multiplication of whole numbers represented in the text?
How is multiplication of whole numbers represented in the text?
- Unioning of multiple sets of equal cardinality (correct)
- Counting individual items
- Subtracting equal groups
- Adding different sets of numbers
What does the first factor in a multiplication problem denote?
What does the first factor in a multiplication problem denote?
- Repeated addition
- Total number of objects
- Number contained in each set
- Number of sets (correct)
What does the second factor in a multiplication problem denote?
What does the second factor in a multiplication problem denote?
What does the product represent in a multiplication problem?
What does the product represent in a multiplication problem?
What is the arithmetical operation that represents the multiplication of whole numbers?
What is the arithmetical operation that represents the multiplication of whole numbers?
What foundational concepts do students engage in prior to being taught formal computational methods for multiplication and division?
What foundational concepts do students engage in prior to being taught formal computational methods for multiplication and division?
What does the first factor in a multiplication problem denote?
What does the first factor in a multiplication problem denote?
What is the essential understanding that students should have about multiplication problems?
What is the essential understanding that students should have about multiplication problems?
What does the product represent in a multiplication problem?
What does the product represent in a multiplication problem?