Multiplication

Let Us Learn About Multiplication

Multiplication means times (or repeated addition). The symbol used for multiplication is '×'.

For example : 4 (Multiplicand) × 8 (Multiplier) = 32 (Product)

example for multiplication 4 × 6 = 24.

To learn Multiplication we should learn multiplication tables first.

This is read as four times six is equal to twenty-four or simply, four times six is twenty-four.

Multiplications indicates by placing the quantities to be multiplied side by side (just a position). The important of multiplications process is to place the digits value of the factors in the proper columns. That is, units number must be placed in the units column, tens in tens column, and hundreds in hundreds column. Notice that it is not essential to write the zero in the case of 15 tens (150) since the 1 and 5 are written in the proper columns.

In our next blog we shall learn about properties of Multiplication.