Question

Chen says the product of 4x0 is the same as the sum of 4+0. Is Chen correct? Explain.

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

The product of zero and any number is zero. Basically, if you multiply any number with zero, you get zero. Hence, 4*0=0. However, anything added with zero is itself since you're basically not adding anything to that number. For example, nothing is being added to 4 in '4+0', so 4+0=4.

4*0=0

4+0=4

0
`\\eq`4

Answer 2

Firstly, let's calculate the product of 4 and 0. The product of any number and 0 is always 0, so the product of 4 and 0 is 0.

Next, let's calculate the sum of 4 and 0. Adding 0 to any number does not change the value of that number, therefore, the sum of 4 and 0 is 4.

Finally, we compare the product (which is 0) and the sum (which is 4). These two are clearly not equal.

Therefore, we can conclude that Chen is incorrect, as the product of 4 and 0 (0) is not the same as the sum of 4 and 0 (4).