3 grade math

Question

Math word problem
Hi,
i io have one question little bit confused. Please explain to me. Thank you.

Question:
Enrico makes an array of 3 rows of 4 tiles. He writes 3 x 4 = 12 and 3 + 4 = 12. He says these are related facts. Which statement is true about Enrico's equations?

a. They are related facts.
b. only 3 x 4 is a related fact.
c. Only 3 + 4 is a related fact.
d. Both are not related facts.

Answer 1

This is sort of a trick question.

The array 3 rows of 4 tiles is completely unrelated to the question.

 

3 * 4 = 12 is not a related fact to 3 + 4 = 12:

 

Therefore, the answer is d: