Simplify logic with `variadic_add` and `variadic_mul` helpers

[ricardoV94]

Description

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• [ ] Checked that the pre-commit linting/style checks pass
• [ ] Included tests that prove the fix is effective or that the new feature works
• [ ] Added necessary documentation (docstrings and/or example notebooks)
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