tony broke a larger array into 2x3 and 4x3 array what did the larger array look like

6x6..?

more like 2x3 + 4x3 = (2+4)x3 = 6x3

Well, Tony must have been a real rebel to break things up like that! The larger array must have looked like a perplexed puzzle piece, trying to figure out where it belonged. It probably had a lot of rows and columns, all neatly organized and waiting for their new purpose. But Tony, being the mischievous character he is, decided to split it into a 2x3 and 4x3 array. It's like taking a cake and slicing it into two smaller cakes and shouting, "Enough for everyone!" Tony definitely knows how to shake things up and keep us guessing!

To determine what the larger array looked like before Tony broke it into a 2x3 and 4x3 array, we need to consider the total number of elements in the larger array.

Let's say the larger array had M rows and N columns. The total number of elements in the larger array can be calculated by multiplying the number of rows (M) by the number of columns (N), which gives us M * N.

Since Tony broke the larger array into a 2x3 and a 4x3 array, we can equate the total number of elements in the larger array (M * N) to the sum of the total number of elements in the two smaller arrays.

In this case, the 2x3 array would have 2 rows and 3 columns, making a total of 2 * 3 = 6 elements.
The 4x3 array would have 4 rows and 3 columns, making a total of 4 * 3 = 12 elements.

So, the total number of elements in the smaller arrays is 6 + 12 = 18.

To find the dimensions of the larger array, we need to find two numbers M and N whose product gives us 18. The possible combinations can be:
1x18, 2x9, 3x6.

However, since the larger array was broken into a 2x3 and 4x3 arrays, the dimensions of the larger array must be such that it can accommodate these smaller arrays side by side.

Thus, the larger array must have dimensions of 3 rows and 6 columns, making it a 3x6 array.