Question

"2 times 3" is solved by two students as:

Which of the following options is correct?

• A. Both Smith and Ashley are correct.
• B. Both Smith and Ashley are incorrect.
• C. Ashley is correct, but Smith is incorrect.
• D. Smith is correct, but Ashley is incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Smith and Ashley are correct.

The result of "2 times 3" is 6.

Smith solves the question as:
$2\times 3=6$

Ashley solves the question as:
$3\times 2=6$

The commutative property of
$\text{multiplication is:}a\times b=b\times a$

Taking a = 2 and b = 3, we get:


So, both Smith and Ashley are correct.