multiplication and division vocabulary

the property that states the grouping of the factors does not change the product

Associative Property of Multiplication

the property that states that the order in which two numbers are multiplied does not change the product

Commutative Property of Multiplication

to multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number and add the products

Distributive Property

the property that states that when any number is multiplied by one, the product is that number

Identity Property of Multiplication

the property that states any number multiplied by zero is zero

Zero Property of Multiplication

break a number into different parts

decompose

a number that is being divided

dividend

the number by which the dividend is being divided

divisor

a group of related facts using the same numbers

fact family

a number that is multiplied by another number

factor

the product of a given number and any whole number

multiple

the answer of a multiplication problem

product

the answer of a division problem

quotient

to use place value to exchange equal amounts when renaming a number

regroup

a strategy that can be used to divide

repeated subtraction