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How can you find 8+8+8+8+8 without adding?3rd grade student

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The expression we have to solve is:


8+8+8+8+8

And we need to solve this without adding.

To solve this without adding the numbers, we note what we have here is a sum of multiple times the same number, in this case, the number is 8.

We can simplify using multiplication. To convert the expression into a multiplication, we count how many times is the number 8 in the expression.

Since it is added 5 times, we simplify it as follows:


8*5

And by making this multiplication instead of the initial addition, we find the answer:


8*5=40

Answer: Using multiplication 8x5=40

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