Dhara: The number of plants is 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = … 8 times 6 = … = 8 × 6 = … Gopal: No, it is 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 6 × 8. Who do you think is correct?

Dhara's method: 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 48 (8 groups of 6) 8 × 6 = 48 Gopal's method: 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 48 (6 groups of 8) 6 × 8 = 48 Answer: Both Dhara and Gopal are correct. Both expressions equal 48. — The chapter demonstrates that multiplication is commutative. Whether we count 8 rows of 6 plants each (8 × 6 = 48) or 6 columns of 8 plants each (6 × 8 = 48), the total number of plants remains the same at 48.

Dhara: The number of plants is 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = … 8 times 6 =…

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Dhara: The number of plants is 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = … 8 times 6 = … = $8 \times 6$ = … Gopal: No, it is 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = $6 \times 8$ . Who do you think is correct?

Correct Answer

Dhara's method: 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 48 (8 groups of 6) $8 \times 6$ = 48

Gopal's method: 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 48 (6 groups of 8) $6 \times 8$ = 48

Answer: Both Dhara and Gopal are correct. Both expressions equal 48.

Exercise: Plants in the Garden | Q: 1 | (Page Page 12)

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Explanation

The chapter demonstrates that multiplication is commutative. Whether we count 8 rows of 6 plants each ( $8 \times 6$ = 48) or 6 columns of 8 plants each ( $6 \times 8$ = 48), the total number of plants remains the same at 48.

Solution Steps

Dhara's method: 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 48 (8 groups of 6)
Gopal's method: 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 48 (6 groups of 8)
Both give the same answer: $8 \times 6$ = 48 and $6 \times 8$ = 48

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