Multiplication as repeated addition

Here we have five groups, and each group has two elephants. 5 × 2 = 10   how many groups how many in each group We can solve it by adding: 5 × 2    =     2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10 “Five times two elephants is ten elephants.”

Here there are three groups, and each group has four dogs. 3 × 4 = 12   how many groups how many in each group We can solve it by adding: 3 × 4    =     4 + 4 + 4 = 12 “Three times four dogs is twelve dogs.”