Ch 3 Understand multiplication and division Vocab

Associative property of multiplication

• If you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number.

• Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.

• Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

• The product of any number and zero is zero.

Commutative property of multiplication

• If you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number.

• Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.

• Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

• The product of any number and zero is zero.

identity property of multiplication

• If you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number.

• Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.

• Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

• The product of any number and zero is zero.

zero property of multiplication

• If you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number.

• Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.

• Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

• The product of any number and zero is zero.

repeated subtraction

• If you multiply a number by one, the product is the same as that number.

• Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.

• Subtracting equal groups to find the total amount of groups

• The product of any number and zero is zero.

decompose

• the answer to a division problem

• the answer to a multiplication problem

• The number by which another number is divided.

• to break down a number

dividend

• to break down a number

• the number that is being divided

• The number by which another number is divided.

• the answer to a division problem

divisor

• to break down a number

• the number that is being divided

• The number by which another number is divided.

• the answer to a division problem

quotient

• to break down a number

• the number that is being divided

• The number by which another number is divided.

• the answer to a division problem

fact family

• a group of related facts using the same numbers

• a number that is multiplied by another number to find a product

• A product of a given whole number and any other whole number.

• the answer to a multiplication problem