Repeated Addition - Introduction
Learning the early idea of adding the same number multiple times.
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When we add the same number multiple times, like 2 + 2 + 2, this is called repeated addition. Here, we are adding the number 2 three times, which equals 6.
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- Repeated addition means adding the same number again and again.
- Example: 2 + 2 + 2 = 6.
- Repeated addition helps count equal groups.
- It is an early introduction to multiplication.
- 3 groups of 4 is written as 3 x 4 in multiplication.
- Repeated addition uses the same number each time.
- It helps us count things arranged in equal groups.
- Practising this prepares us for learning multiplication later.