Why does 200 plus 200 equal 400?

Answer 1

It's easy to prove it for yourself.

-- Get a bag of dry beans.

-- Count 200 beans into a small pot.

-- Walk around the block, take a nap, have a cup of coffee, and then

go back to the beans.

-- Count 200 beans into the pot again.

-- Put away the bag. Carefully empty the pot onto a towel on the table.

-- The total number from the pot is the result of counting 200 beans

into it twice. The number you count now is the sum of (200 + 200), and

it's also the product of (2 x 200).