Multiplication (often denoted by the cross symbol "×") is the mathematical operation of scaling one number by another. It is one of the four basic operations in elementary arithmetic (the others being addition, subtraction and division).
Because the result of scaling by whole numbers can be thought of as consisting of some number of copies of the original, whole-number products greater than 1 can be computed by repeated addition; for example, 3 multiplied by 4 (often said as "3 times 4") can be calculated by adding 4 copies of 3 together:
Here 3 and 4 are the "factors" and 12 is the "product".
Educators differ as to which number should normally be considered as the number of copies, and whether multiplication should even be introduced as repeated addition. For example 3 multiplied by 4 can also be calculated by adding 3 copies of 4 together:
Multiplication of rational numbers (fractions) and real numbers is defined by systematic generalization of this basic idea.
Multiplication can also be visualized as counting objects arranged in a rectangle (for whole numbers) or as finding the area of a rectangle whose sides have given lengths (for numbers generally). The area of a rectangle does not depend on which side you measure first, which illustrates that the order numbers are multiplied together in doesn't matter.
Miss flameil:Yakko,
Yakko:yea miss Flameil?
Miss Flameil:I want you to multiply...47 times...83.
Yakko:
7 times 3 is 21 wich as you know is just two 10's plus 1
And so we put the one right here and we carry the 2 one left
To the top of the tenths place right next door,
And we put it on top of the number 4,
Wich is really four tenths that we multiply times 3 in the ones place
And that's why,
We now have 12 wich we add to the 2 that we carry to get 14.
See how easy that was,
Ho ho it's multiplication,
Yes math education,
Hey Albert Einstein said that it's so easy to do,
It's simple it's breezy,
It's fun and it's easy,
So buy a calculator,
You can multpily too.
And now the second digit!
7 times 8 is 56 wich as you know is just 5 tens plus 6
And so we put the 6 in the tenths place, left of the one,
Carry the 5 like we did before,
To the top of the tenths place next to the 4
Then multiply that 4 times 8 to get 32 see isn't this great,
Then we add the 5 that we carried before to get 37,
Then add once more, straight down to get 3901.
Isn't this swell,
Oh lets give multiplication
A standing novation,
Issac Newton multiplied a couple times two,
Times, two, times two,
It's simple it's breezy,
It's fun and it's easy,
Just buy a calculator, and study this stuff later,
When you see a gentleman bee,
'Round the lady bee buzzing,
Just count to ten, then count again,
There's sure to be an even dozen.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game,
And each generation, they play the same.
Now there was two butterflies, castin' their eyes,
Both going in the same direction,
You'd never guess that one little yes,
Could start a butterfly collection.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game,
And each generation, they play the same.
Well let me tell you now,
I say one and one is five,
You can call me a silly goat,
But you can take two minks, add two winks,
Aaah you got a real mink coat.
When a girl gets coy, in front of a boy,
After three or four dances,
But you can just bet she'll play hard to get,
To multiply her chances.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game,
And each generation, they play the same.
Hear me talkin' now,
Mother nature's a clever girl,
She relies on habits,
You take two hares home with no cares,
Pretty soon you've got a room full of rabbits.
Parakeets, in between tweets,
Sometime get to quiet,
But to have no fear, 'cause soon you'll hear,
A parakeet's riot, just try it.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game,
And each generation, they play the same.
Talk about multiplication, that's the name of the game,
And each generation, they play the same.
When you see a gentleman bee
Around a lady bee buzzing,
Just count to ten, then count again:
There's sure to be an even dozen.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, they play the same.
Now, there was two butterflies, castin' their eyes
Both in the same direction.
You'd never guess that one little "yes"
Could start a butterfly collection.
Ah, multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, uh, they play the same.
Well, let me tell you now,
I say one and one is five,
You can call me a silly goat.
But you take two minks, add two minks,
Aaahh, you got uh, one mink coat.
When a girl gets coy in front of a boy
After three or four dances,
Ah, you can just bet she'll play hard-to-get
To multiply her chances.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, you know they play the same.
Hear me talkin' to ya!
Mother Nature's a clever girl,
She relies on habits.
You take two hares with no cares,
Mmm, pretty soon you got a room full of rabbits.
Parakeets, in between tweets,
Sometimes get too quiet.
Uh-oh! But have no fear, 'cause soon you'll hear
A parakeets' riot. Just try it!
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And every generation, you know, they play the same.
Yeah, it's multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, they play the same.
When you see a gentleman bee
Around a lady bee buzzing,
Just count to ten, then count again:
There's sure to be an even dozen.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, they play the same.
Now, there was two butterflies, castin' their eyes
Both in the same direction.
You'd never guess that one little "yes"
Could start a butterfly collection.
Ah, multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, uh, they play the same.
Well, let me tell you now,
I say one and one is five,
You can call me a silly goat.
But you take two minks, add two minks,
Aaahh, you got uh, one mink coat.
When a girl gets coy in front of a boy
After three or four dances,
Ah, you can just bet she'll play hard-to-get
To multiply her chances.
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, you know they play the same.
Hear me talkin' to ya!
Mother Nature's a clever girl,
She relies on habits.
You take two hares with no cares,
Mmm, pretty soon you got a room full of rabbits.
Parakeets, in between tweets,
Sometimes get too quiet.
Uh-oh! But have no fear, 'cause soon you'll hear
A parakeets' riot. Just try it!
Multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And every generation, you know, they play the same.
Yeah, it's multiplication, that's the name of the game.
And each generation, they play the same.