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Multiplicand for Dummies

noun

pronunciation: ,məltɪplɪ'kænd

What does Multiplicand really mean?

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Multiplicand is a word that we use in math when we are talking about multiplication. Have you ever wondered what happens when we multiply two numbers together? Well, the multiplicand is one of those numbers that we use in multiplication. Let me explain it in a simpler way.

Imagine you have 3 boxes, and in each box, there are 4 apples. We want to know how many apples we have in total. So, what we can do is multiply the number of boxes, which is the multiplicand, by the number of apples in each box, which we call the multiplier. In this case, the multiplicand is 3 because that's the number of boxes we have.

To make it even clearer, let's think of the multiplicand as the number that we want to multiply. It's like the main number that we are focusing on. It helps us determine how many times we are going to repeat or add the other number, which is the multiplier, in our example the number of apples in each box.

So, in summary, the multiplicand is the number that we are going to multiply in a multiplication problem. It's like the main number, or the number we are focusing on, that helps us determine how many times we are going to repeat or add the other number, which is the multiplier. Together, the multiplicand and the multiplier give us the total result of the multiplication, also known as the product.


Revised and Fact checked by Brian Anderson on 2023-10-28 12:19:12

Multiplicand In a sentece

Learn how to use Multiplicand inside a sentece

  • If you have 3 apples and you want to know how many total apples you will have if you multiply it by 5, then 3 is the multiplicand.
  • If you have 8 toy cars and you want to know how many total wheels you have if each car has 4 wheels, then 8 is the multiplicand.
  • If you have a cake recipe that makes 2 cakes and you want to know how much flour you need if you want to make 7 cakes, then 2 is the multiplicand.
  • If you have 6 baskets and you want to know how many total fruits you have if each basket has 10 fruits, then 6 is the multiplicand.
  • If you have 4 packs of pencils and you want to know how many pencils you have if each pack has 12 pencils, then 4 is the multiplicand.

Multiplicand Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

number