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How do they multiply?

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By taking the number and setting it to the amount of the other number.

Like if you have 3 eggs with 4 dots on them, then all together you have 12 dots. But if you wish to find how many eggs have dots and there are actually 5 eggs, because 2 did not have dots, then you'll know there are 3 eggs with dots on them.

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