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I had it explained at a very early age as "three lots of three", and to imagine it like three boxes of three ice-creams. Treating the multiplication symbol as o

I had it explained at a very early age as "three lots of three", and to imagine it like three boxes of three ice-creams. Treating the multiplication symbol as one would to indicate quantity in a list, thus calculating how many ice-creams there are.

aaronharnly 4y ago
Found the Brit! As an American I’d never heard the “lots of __” phrasing until I watched Numberblocks (a British show) with my kid…
- deleted 4y ago
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- scotteric 4y ago
  Pharmaceuticals and other manufactured goods are sometimes referred to in 'lots' meaning a batch.
- logifail 4y ago
  > Numberblocks We don't live in the UK but our kids watch Numberblocks. Our youngest started rattling off all kinds of number stuff which I know for sure she hasn't yet encountered in school. Me: Wow ... how do you know that? Her: Numberblocks! Me: Umm ... OK!
- technothrasher 4y ago
  I've never watched Numberblocks, but I do like to watch a good game of Numberwang!
  - hammyhavoc 4y ago
    That's Numberwang! > Numberwang theme tune