Multiplication is the repeated addition of the number. The result of the Harold's fact is 24 which is not equal to the result of given multiplication number as 48. Hence the Harold's statement is disagreed.
Given information
Multiplication number given in the problem is,
[tex]6\times 8[/tex]
What is multiplication?
Multiplication is the repeated addition of the number. When a number is multiplied with number [tex]n[/tex], thus the result of the multiplication of the two number will be equal to the addition of the number by itself with the [tex]n[/tex] number of times.
The given multiplication number is 6 times to the number 8. It means the number 6 has to be added itself 8 times. Thus,
[tex]6\times 8=6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6\\\6\times 8=48[/tex]
The fact used by the Harold is,
[tex]5\times 4+1\times 4[/tex]
Solve it,
[tex]5\times 4+1\times 4=(5+5+5+5)+(1+1+1+1)\\5\times 4+1\times 4=20+4\\5\times 4+1\times 4=24[/tex]
Thus, the result of the Harold's fact is 24 which is not equal to the result of given multiplication number as 48. Hence the Harold's statement is disagreed.
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