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multiply and divide
Math vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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array | an arrangement of objects, pictures, or numbers in columns or rows |
factors | numbers that when multiplied together give the product |
product | the answer to a multiplication question |
dividend | the number that is divided in division |
divisor | the number that divides the dividend |
quotient | the answer to a division problem |
commutative property of multiplication | The property that states that the order of factors does not change the product example: 2×4=4×2 |
Distributive property of multiplication | the property which states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and adding the products example: 2×(3×4)=(2×3)+(2×4) |
associative property of multiplication | the property which states that the way in which factors are grouped does not change the product example: (5×4)×3=5×(4×3) |
zero property of multiplication | the property which states that the product of any number and 0 is 0 example: 7×0=0 |