Fill in the missing number:
x☐=x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x
To solve this problem, we'll adopt the following method:
- Step 1: Understand the given expression in multiplication form: x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x.
- Step 2: Count the number of times x appears.
- Step 3: Determine that the expression is equivalent to xn, where n is the count of x factors.
Now, let's work through these steps:
Step 1: We are given the product x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x, which is clearly a multiplication of x six times.
Step 2: Counting these, we see that x appears 6 times.
Step 3: Therefore, the product can be expressed as x6, meaning that the expression x☐=x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x⋅x implies that ☑=6.
Thus, the missing number is 6, corresponding to choice 2.