Math 227 Midterm 2

Associative Property

(A+B)+C = A + (B+C) or (AxB)(C) = (A)(BxC)

Distributive Property

A(B+C)= (AxB) + (AxC)

Commutative Property

AxB= BxA or w addition

PARTITIVE

How many things in each group

Explain why we can't divide by 0 in PARTITIVE terms

How many things would be in zero equal groups of whole numbers? It doesn't work

Explain why we can't divide by 0 in QUOTATIVE terms

How many times can we subtract 0 before going negative? It doesn't work

PARTITIVE division word problem

I have 16 cookie and 4 friends. If I divide the cookies evenly to all my friends, how many cookies does each friend get?

QUOTATIVE division word problem

I have 16 cookies and every person I meet gets 4 cookies. How many people get cookies until I run out or have less than 4 to give out?

Additive combination word problem

I have 3 dogs and 7 cats. How many dogs and cats do I have in total?

Additive comparison word problem

I have 3 dogs and 7 cats. How many more cats do I have than dogs?

Dividend / Divisor =

Quotient

QUOTATIVE

how many equal groups we can take out of a number before going negative or having a remainder