Math Doubts

Multiplication

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The process of calculating the total when a quantity is taken specific number of times, is called multiplication.

Introduction

multiplication example

Multiplication is an elementary mathematical operation in arithmetic. It is mainly used to find the total quantity whenever a quantity is taken specified number of times.

Example

$2$ apples are taken $3$ times and the total number of apples is $6$. It’s mathematically written as follows.

$3 \times 2 = 6$

In this equation, the symbol $\times$ represents the number of times. It’s also known as multiplication sign.

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