+980 yes.
For addition, you can imagine it like this. count the number of circles;
o o (2) + o o (2) = o o o o(4) or for a different sum: o o o o o o (6) + o o o o (4) = o o o o o o o o o o (10)
When multiplying, we are making x amout of groups of y.
so 2 groups of 2. (2)+(2).
It may be easier to understand with larger numbers.
Take 3 times 4, or 3 groups of 4 units.
(3)+(3)+(3)+(3), which as you know is 12.
Inversely (4)+(4)+(4), or 3 groups of 4, also equals 12.
I hope this helped 
+980 yes.
For addition, you can imagine it like this. count the number of circles;
o o (2) + o o (2) = o o o o(4) or for a different sum: o o o o o o (6) + o o o o (4) = o o o o o o o o o o (10)
When multiplying, we are making x amout of groups of y.
so 2 groups of 2. (2)+(2).
It may be easier to understand with larger numbers.
Take 3 times 4, or 3 groups of 4 units.
(3)+(3)+(3)+(3), which as you know is 12.
Inversely (4)+(4)+(4), or 3 groups of 4, also equals 12.
I hope this helped
