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