MrMike0029 t1_iybw7tl wrote on November 30, 2022 at 6:16 AM Reply to ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan Probably because at its core, multiplication is just short form addition. Instead of writing 2+2+2 we can just write 3×2, and similarly instead of 3+3 we can write 2×3. Permalink 1
MrMike0029 t1_iybw7tl wrote
Reply to ELI5 why we first multiply, then add by TheManNamedPeterPan
Probably because at its core, multiplication is just short form addition. Instead of writing 2+2+2 we can just write 3×2, and similarly instead of 3+3 we can write 2×3.