Let's start by drawing a picture to show [tex]\(3 + 3 + 3 = 9\)[/tex].
Imagine we have three groups, and each group contains three objects. Here’s a visual representation:
Group 1: ⚫️⚫️⚫️
Group 2: ⚫️⚫️⚫️
Group 3: ⚫️⚫️⚫️
In each group, there are three objects, and there are three such groups. If we count all the objects together, we get:
[tex]\[3 + 3 + 3 = 9\][/tex]
Now, we can write a multiplication sentence to represent this picture. Since we have three groups of three objects each, we can express this using multiplication:
[tex]\[3 \times 3 = 9\][/tex]
This multiplication sentence corresponds to our visual representation of three groups of three objects each making a total of nine objects.
Thus, the multiplication sentence that represents the picture of [tex]\(3 + 3 + 3 = 9\)[/tex] is:
[tex]\[3 \times 3 = 9\][/tex]
