Summary
A short Cyberchase math segment: the CyberSquad uses multiplication to figure out how many clones Hacker has made. A quick, story-based way to show why multiplying larger numbers beats counting one by one.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- Why was counting the clones one at a time a bad idea?
- How did multiplication make the job faster?
- Where else could you use multiplication instead of counting?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: multiply, factor, product.
Try it: If there are 12 rows of 15 clones, how many clones is that? Show your work.