Earlier we saw that adding three groups of five red tiles is the multiplication 5 • 3. The answer to that calculation is 15, but the answer to this calculation is 15, so it cannot be the same multiplication.

Think about it again; what operation does removing three groups of five red tiles represent? 

☐ 5 • 3 

☐ 3 • 5

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