Question

Question #4f603

Answer 1

`12 xx 4 = 48`

Explanation:

More important than the answer is what the expression means.
Multiplication is the short form of repeated addition

`12 xx 4` can be understood as meaning:
There are twelve 4's all added.

`4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4=48`

`12 xx4` can also mean that there are four 12's added:

`12+12+12+12 = 48`

This can also be understood as saying there is as array which has 4 rows with 12 in each, giving a total for the array of `48`

Once the meaning is understood, the next step is to learn it.