Multiplication Overview

Four groups of three nuts. These total twelve nuts.

Now we're getting to the good stuff. Multiplication is the third major operation in math. As you might guess from the name... It's about multiples of values. If you have four of something, it is like "multiplying" that something by four (4).

And the Symbol is...

Multiplication is kind of fun because it's not limited to one symbol. We'll just show you instead of explaining. All of these mean the same thing...
4 x 1
4 * 1
4 · 1
4(1)

They all mean the same thing. They all mean four (4) times one (1) or... Four multiplied by one (1). By the way, the answer is four (4). We'll either use the "x" or the "*" on the NumberNut. Your computer uses the "*" symbol when you are typing in values you want to multiply. Your teacher might want you to use the "x" in class. You should see what works before you start your homework.

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