Is 2x2x2 6? because every time i search it, it says 8- but 2x2x2x2 is 8 and im confused

Answer 1

Could you be thinking of addition? 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 and 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8

Addition

2 + 2 + 2 = 6

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2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8

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Multiplication

2 x 2 = 4

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2 rows with 2 in each row is 4

2 x 2 x 2

2 x (2 x 2) <--- Associative Property

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2 groups of 2 x 2 is 8

Answer 2

Is 2x2x2 6? because every time i search it, it says 8- but 2x2x2x2 is 8 and im confused

2x2x2 is 8. For a problem like this, you could do it as follows using the order of operations:

2x2x2

4x2

8

Since the entire problem is multiplication, you multiply from left to right. Let's look at 2x2x2x2 and solve it the same way.

2x2x2x2

4x2x2

8x2

16

I hope that helps!

Answer 3

You said that 2x2x2x2 =8 but it's wrong. It can be true if you add 2-s instead of multiplying them. That is,

2+2+2+2 =8. That is a true statement. And 2+2+2= 6 is also a true statement. Now recall that multiplication is not the same as addition. Multiplication is a repeated addition. So, 2+2+2+2=8 we can replace with 2x4=8. Now if we want to multiply 2 by itself 4 times, we can do it step by step, starting from first 2 twos.:

2x2x2x2=?

First step: 2x2 = 4

Second step: 4x2 =8

Last step: 8x2 =16.

Thus, 2x2x2x2 = 16, not 8

And 2x2x2=8, not 6