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Order of Operations

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identity property of multiplication   if you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number  
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braces { }   can be used to indicate that the objects written between them belong to a set  
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equal   having the same amount, size, or value  
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equal groups   groups that contain the same number of objects  
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commutative property of addition   changing the order of the addends does not change the sum  
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multiplicative comparison   compare by asking or telling how many times more one amount is as another  
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evaluate   to find the value of a mathematical expression  
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symbol   something that stands for, or represents, something else  
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related facts   related addition and subtraction facts or related multiplication and division facts  
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sequence   a set of numbers arranged in a special order or pattern  
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is not equal to   is not the same as  
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unknown   the missing part of number in a problem  
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order of operations   a set of rules that tells the order in which to compute  
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associative property of addition   changing the grouping of three or more addends does not change the sum  
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sum   the answer to an addition problem  
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identity property of addition   if you add zero to a number, the sum is the same as that number  
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row   a straight line of objects or symbols that is lined up side to side  
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difference   the amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another  
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function table   a table that lists pairs of numbers that follow a rule  
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multiplicative identity property of 1   if you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number  
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parenthesis   used in math as grouping symbols for operations  
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estimate   a number close to an exact number, it tells about how much or about how many  
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corresponding terms   terms that are in the same sequence of numbers  
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associative property of multiplication   changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product  
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column   a straight line of objects of symbols that is lined up and down  
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subtract   an operation that gives the difference between two numbers  
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operation   a mathematical process, the most common operations are multiply, divide, add, and subtract  
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model   a visual picture or drawing of a math problem or concept  
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additive comparison   problems that ask how much more (or less) one amount is than another  
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variable   a letter or symbol that represents a number  
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reasonableness   an answer based on good number sense  
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prime number   a whole number greater than zero that has exactly two different factors, 1 and itself  
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factor pairs   a set of two numbers when multiplied, will result in a given product  
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composite number   a number greater than zero that has more than two different factors (any number that is not a prime number)  
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commutative property of multiplication   changing the order of the factors does not change the product  
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term   a number, variable, product, or quotient in an expression; NOT a sum or difference  
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distributive property   when one of the factors of a product is a sum, multiplying each addend before the product  
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expression   a mathematical phrase without an equal sign  
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factor   the whole numbers that are multiplied together to get a product  
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multiple   a product of a given whole number and any other whole number  
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equation   a math sequence with an equal sign; the amount on one side of the equal sign has the same value as the other side  
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brackets [ ]   a type of grouping symbol used in pairs that tells what operation to complete first  
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