Multiplication Rule

The multiplication rule states that if one task can be done in $m$ ways and a second in $n$ ways, then the two together can be done in $m\times n$ ways. It is the foundation of counting problems and extends to any number of successive independent choices.

You meet Multiplication Rule in the Permutation and Combination chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.

Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Multiplication Rule means but use it fluently in a full solution.

Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Multiplication Rule (EN) · Petua Pendaraban (BM) · 乘法原理 (中文)

Other key terms from the Permutation and Combination chapter you may want to check:

• Factorial
• Permutation
• Combination
• Circular Permutation
• Arrangement of Identical Objects