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Question

Something triples.
Lets say something triples everyday is multiplication or using exponents.

Answer 1

Triples means 3 times more.

Answer 2

Triple is the same as multiplying something by 3 eg 10 x 3=30 and so on 3 x 4 = 12.

Answer 3

To triple an item means to multiply by three.

e.g. the triple of twelve is 12 x 3 =36

Not 12^3 = 1728.

Answer 4

Surely triples means multiplying by 3 - does not mean cubed ie raised to power of 3
If something triples every day, then starting with 1 on the first day , it's 3 on the second, 9 on the third, 27 on the third, 81 on the fourth, 243 on the fifth, 729 on the sixth and 2187 by the end of the week.

Answer 5

If something triples, it increase by THREE TIMES - so it is multiplication.

e.g. The number of eggs tripled means that the original number of say, 7, has become 21.

Answer 6

Triple means three times the amount

L et

1 = the amount

3 = three times the amount

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Multiplying

1 x 3 = 3

Adding

1 + 1 + 1 = 3

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Answer 7

triple means 3 times something. If it's exponents it'll be something to the third power.

Answer 8

if something triples,it is being multiplied
by 3

let A,be a number
after the first day,it triples,you
have 3A
after the second day,the 3A triples,
you have 3^2 A=9A and so on
after the nth day of this,you
have 3^(n)A

i hope that this helps

Answer 9

To triple something is to multiply by 3.
To quadruple is to multiply by 4.

Answer 10

Multiplication of the same number by itself is the SAME as exponentiation...eg, 3 x 3 x 3 = 9 is the same as 3^3 ....