Question Video: Using Repeated Addition to Count the Number of Objects in an Array Mathematics • 2nd Grade

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Find an addition sentence that tells you how many bears there are. Four plus four plus four equals 12. Four plus four plus four equals 16. Three plus three plus three equals nine. Four plus four equals 12. Or, four plus four plus four plus four equals 16.

Let’s see how many bears there are in each row. One, two, three, four. There are three groups of four. So the correct addition sentence is four plus four plus four equals 12. Three rows of four is the same as four plus four plus four equals 12.