Explain how you can break apart 3times 9 to help you multiply.
Why would you want to break it apart? Memorizing the multiplication tables is by the far best way to multiply.
I suppose you could multiply 3 times 3 and then add the answer three times. But that seems like an awkward way to solve this problem.
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To break apart 3 times 9, you can use a technique called "distributive property" or "breaking apart" which involves breaking down one factor into smaller parts and then multiplying each part separately. Here's how you can do it:
Step 1: 3 times 9 can be rewritten as (2 + 1) times 9.
This means we are breaking down the factor 3 into smaller parts, which in this case are 2 and 1.
Step 2: Now, we can multiply each part separately.
(2 + 1) times 9 = 2 times 9 + 1 times 9
Step 3: Simplify each multiplication.
2 times 9 is equal to 18 and 1 times 9 is equal to 9.
Step 4: Add the results of the two multiplications.
18 + 9 = 27
Therefore, breaking apart 3 times 9 into (2 + 1) times 9 gives us the result of 27.