How can adding help me multiply?

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Snoot and Fin add and multiply to find out how many pests are in their kitchen.

How can adding help you multiply?

Try thinking of multiplying as adding the same number together over and over again.

Multiplying by 2.

2 times something is the same as adding 2 things together.

2 x 3 is the same as 3 + 3. The answer is 6.

What about 3?

3 times something is the same as adding 3 things together.

3 x 4 is the same as 4 + 4 + 4. The answer is 12.

Multiplying by any number is the same as adding things that number of times.

Fin and Snoot use multiplication to help them pack for a holiday.

Which order should I multiply numbers in?

Fin and Snoot count meebs by putting them into equal rows and using multiplication.

How can an array help me multiply?

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