9 * 5
What you need to know when you do multiplication is that the number are summed.
In this case, your number 9 is summed 5 times...or the inverse, you number 5 is summed 9 times...
9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = ____
OR
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = ____
The answer will be the same.
Good luck.
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