Multiplication can be thought of as repeated addition because when you multiply two numbersÊit is equivalent to adding one of these two numbers to itself the number of times indicated by the second number. For example, 2 x 4 can be written in addition form as 2 plus 2 plus 2 plus 2. It can also be given as 4 plus 4.
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multiplication is repeated addition
the inverse of addition is subtraction and the inverse of multiplication is division. Of course, multiplication is just repeated addition so division is just repeated subtraction!
repeated addition or multiplication
The distributive property of multiplication over addition states that a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c
The commutative property of addition and the commutative property of multiplication.