"Many times" in math often implies multiplication or repeated addition. It's a way of saying something is being added to itself a certain number of times.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
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Multiplication as Repeated Addition: The core concept is that "many times" signifies repeated addition. For example, "4 children, each with 2 legs" translates to "2 legs + 2 legs + 2 legs + 2 legs," which is equivalent to 2 multiplied by 4 (2 x 4).
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Example: The provided YouTube reference shows an example where the question "How many legs are there in all?" is answered by adding the number of legs each child has (2) to itself four times (2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8). This illustrates the concept of "many times" (four times, in this case) as repeated addition, which is fundamentally multiplication.
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Formal Definition: In mathematical terms, saying something occurs "many times" often means you are performing a multiplication operation. The phrase indicates how many groups of a certain quantity there are.
- Example: "Three times five" (3 x 5) means you have three groups of five, or 5 + 5 + 5 = 15.
In summary, "many times" is a colloquial way to describe the mathematical operation of multiplication, emphasizing the concept of repeated addition.
