Answer:
ecall that 6 + 6 + 6 = 6 × 3
Instead of adding 6 three times, you can multiply 6 by 3 and get 18, the same answer.
Similarly,
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 6 × 7 = 42
Still by the same token,
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 2 × 4
