Final answer:
In multiplication, the 'product' is the result of multiplying two 'factors'. '6 represents the total' is incorrect as 'total' is not used in multiplication, and '6 represents the sum' is also incorrect since 'sum' refers to addition.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question seems to misunderstand the terms used in multiplication. Let's clarify what each term represents:
- '6 represents the total': This is incorrect. In multiplication, the term 'total' is not used. Instead, we refer to the 'product', which is the result of the multiplication.
- '15 represents the product': This is correct. The product is the result of multiplying two numbers or factors.
- '6 represents the sum': This is incorrect in the context of multiplication. The 'sum' refers to the result of addition, not multiplication.
- '15 represents the factor': This could be correct depending on the multiplication problem. A factor is one of the numbers being multiplied to get the product.
For example, in the multiplication problem 3 x 5 = 15, 3 and 5 are factors, and 15 is the product. The terms 'sum' and 'total' do not apply here.