Multiplication rule

How would you add the following numbers?
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = ?

You could keep adding sixes until you get the answer. Th is takes time and, because there are so many numbers to add, it is easy to make a mistake.

The easy method is to count how many sixes there are to add together, and then use multiplication to get the answer.

How many sixes are there? Count them.
There are eight.
You have to find out what eight sixes added together would make. People often memorize the answers or use a chart, but you are going to learn a very easy method to calculate the answer.

As multiplication, the problem is written like this:
8 × 6 =

This means there are eight sixes to be added. Th is is easier to write
than 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = .

The solution to this problem is:
8 × 6 = 48