Multiplying: understanding by using area models | Arithmetic | Khan Academy

If you're like us, you're a visual learner. Seeing a multiplication problem visualized using an area model really helps. Check it out!

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[blueiceani]

wow thanks. its like an eureka moment finding out you can multiply in a different way from which you have known your whole life

[fallonohb]

Math makes me cry but this helps a lot

[gee]

thank you so much I had to go on a walk so I wouldent cry on my homework

[faizaanhabib]

thank you this helped a ton. keep doing what you doing. You make math fun and cool. : )

[tkinsey]

i like your videos the best i wish you cold be our teacher

[ZarmyEsports]

seeing these videos in my subbox during summer flat out makes me depressed lol

[icell]

Me: **playing games and minding my own business**
Teacher: *sends link for maths*


And that’s the story of how I got here,

[Migueldeservantes]

Can I ask "Very respectfully" what area of math is this applied? is this part of Geometry? understood! and was nice but in witch are of math is this for?

[archery]

appreciate the video but in the future can you please not write in brown? it's too difficult to see against the black. i can only imagine it's even harder for people who have some form of colorblindness to see it. orange would be a better alternative.