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If you open 4 boxes of crayons and each box has 5 crayons, can you find the total in one second without counting one by one?
That super speed comes from multiplication facts, which let your brain combine equal groups in a single snap.
What happens when you multiply by the two most special numbers in math: 0 and 1?

The 0 and 1 Rules

The Zero Property of Multiplication states that any number multiplied by 00 equals 00 (a×0=0a \times 0 = 0 and 0×a=00 \times a = 0). Conceptually, having zero groups or groups of zero items always gives you zero (3×0=03 \times 0 = 0).
The Identity Property of Multiplication shows that multiplying any number by 11 results in that same number (a×1=aa \times 1 = a and 1×a=a1 \times a = a). It represents having 11 group of a quantity, like 11 plate of 55 stars (1×5=51 \times 5 = 5).
How can simple doubling tricks unlock all your 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s instantly?

Quick Mental Shortcuts

Multiplying by 2 is just doubling the number, so 2×42 \times 4 is the same as 4+4=84 + 4 = 8.
Multiplying by 4 is doubling twice: to solve 4×34 \times 3, double 3 to get 6, then double 6 to get 12.
For 3s, use the Double Plus One Set strategy: break 3×n3 \times n into a known double plus one more group, (2×n)+(1×n)(2 \times n) + (1 \times n). For example, solve 3×43 \times 4 as (2×4)+4=8+4=12(2 \times 4) + 4 = 8 + 4 = 12.