Add/Subtract Vocab Quiz

What is the answer to an addition problem called?

• Difference

• Addend

• Sum

• Variable

What are the numbers being added together called?

• Sum

• Addends

• Difference

• Variables

What is the answer to a subtraction problem called?

• Sum

• Addend

• Difference

• Variable

What are two operations that undo each other called?

• Variables

• Addends

• Inverse operations

• Sums

What is a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown number called?

• Sum

• Addend

• Difference

• Variable

What is it called when smaller units are put together into larger units during addition?

• Sum

• Addend

• Compose

• Variable

What does it mean to decompose a number in mathematics?

• To combine smaller units into a larger unit.

• To break a larger unit into smaller units.

• To multiply a number by itself.

• To divide a number by another number.

Which property of addition allows you to change the grouping of numbers and still get the same sum?

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Identity Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Addition

• Distributive Property of Addition

Which property of addition allows you to change the order of numbers and still get the same sum?

• Commutative Property of Addition

• Identity Property of Addition

• Associative Property of Addition

• Distributive Property of Addition

What is the sum of a number and zero according to the Identity Property of Addition?

• The number itself

• Zero

• One

• The number plus one