3+3 and 3×3 isnt the same, and the same thing with all other numbers. i don’t understand how 2+2 and 2×2 both equal 4
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Multiplication is just a fancy way to add. The reason why 3+3 isn’t the same as 3×3 is because 3×3 is the same as adding the number 3 three times. 3+3+3. So 2+2=4 and 2×2 is the same as saying 2+2 so it equals 4 as well.
In the same note division is a fancy way to subtract. 6/2 means that you count the number of times you can subtract 2 from six. So 6-2=4, 4-2=2, and 2-2=0, and we are done. So 6/2=3. This also explains why you can’t divide by 0. 6/0 means you need to count the number of times you can subtract 0 from 6. 6-0=6, 6-0=6, 6-0=6, and on and on.
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