Maths Reflection

In Maths Today with Mrs. Parker I learnt how to use a new strategy using multiplication. For example we were given the equation 40 times 8, to brake it down Tamati and I, took the 10 out of 40 and worked out what 4 times 8 was and the answer was 32. Then we added the 10 back to the answer 32 which made 320. Instead of using repeating addition we used multiplication to  the equation a simple and easy way which is a stage 6 stragety that we used