Chapter 3 Math Vocabulary
Rounding
A method used to shorten numbers to a specified place value
Compatible Numbers
Numbers that are easy to divide mentally
Quotient
The answer to a division problem
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem
Dividend
The number that is being divided (the inside number)
Divisor
The number you are dividing by (the outside number)
Annex
To place a zero in an empty space
Estimate
Use rounding to determine an approximate value
When I am doing a division problem and I need to continue my division, but am out of numbers, I need to ________________ a zero to do so.
annex
Numbers that are estimated so they can be easy to do in your head are
compatible numbers
A number that has a digit in the tenths place or beyond
decimal
In the problem 55.5 ÷ 5 = 11.1, 55.5 is the
dividend
In the problem 136 ÷ 4 = 24, 4 is the
divisor
When I do not need an exact answer I can
estimate
A number with more than 1 digit
multidigit
The answer to a multiplicaiton problem
product
In the problem 26 ÷ 2 = 13, 13 is the
quotient
"5 or more raise the score, 4 or less let it rest" are the rules we use to
round
Difference
the answer to a subtraction problem
Sum
the answer to an addition problem
