Multiplication is Repeated Addition
Multiplication means adding the same number many times.
3
+
3
+
3
=
9
We can write this as:
3 × 3 = 9
The × sign means "times" or "groups of".
3 × 3 means "3 groups of 3".
When we write 4 × 2:
• The first number (4) is the number of groups
• The second number (2) is the size of each group
So 4 × 2 means:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
4 groups of 2 equals 8