Math Vocabulary

one of the four main mathematical operations that involves splitting an amount into equal-sized groups

a collection of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division facts using the same numbers

In what 2 math operations does the order of numbers NOT matter?

the answer to a division problem

a number sentence with an equal sign

a number that divides another number (EX/ 12/4=3; 4 is the divisor because it is dividing 12.)

the answer to a multiplication problem

the number that is being divided or split into equal parts (EX/ 12/4=3; 12 is the dividend because it is being divided.)

the answer to a subtraction problem

a number sentence without an equal sign

In what 2 math operations does the order of numbers matter?

one of the four main mathematical operations that involves the repeated addition of a number (EX/ 8+8+8 or 8x3)

the answer to an addition problem

numbers you can multiply together to get another number (2 and 3 are factors of 6, b/c you can multiply 2x3 to get 6.)