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4th MyMath Ch. 3 Vocabulary
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Mathematics
4th Grade
11/16/2020

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Associative Property of Multiplication

Definition

The way numbers are grouped does not change the product.

 

Example:

(2 x 3) x 4 = 24

2 x (3 x 4) = 24

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Commutative Property of Multiplication

Definition

The order in which two numbers are multiplied does not change the product.

 

Example: 

4 x 3 = 12

3 x 4 = 12

Term

decompose

Definition
To break apart a number.
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dividend
Definition

A number that is being divided.

 

Example: 

76 ÷ 4 = 19

76 is the dividend.

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divisor

Definition

The number by which the dividend is being divided.

 

Example:

76 ÷ 4 = 19

4 is the divisor.

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fact family
Definition

A group of related facts using the same numbers; a set of related multiplication and division facts.

 

Example:

2 x 5 = 10

5 x 2 = 10

10 ÷ 2 = 5

10 ÷ 5 = 2

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factor
Definition

A number that divides a whole number evenly. Also, a number that is multiplied by another number. Numbers in a multiplication problem.

 

Example:

 4 x 3 = 12

The 4 and the 3 are factors.

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Identity Property of Multiplication
Definition

When any number is multiplied by 1, the product is that number.

 

Example:

10 x 1 = 10

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multiple
Definition

The product of that number and a whole number.

Term
product
Definition

The answer to a multiplication problem.

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quotient
Definition

The answer to a division problem.

Term
repeated subtraction
Definition

Subtraction of the same number over and over again.

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Zero Property of Multiplication
Definition

When any number is multiplied by zero, the product is zero.

 

Example:

 

10 x 0 = 0

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