Understanding Basic Math Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word "Factor" in mathematics?

• The answer to a multiplication problem

• A number that is multiplied by another number to get a product

• The answer to a division problem

• A number with a decimal point

What is the "Product" in a multiplication equation?

• The number being divided

• The answer to a multiplication problem

• The number that divides another number

• The answer to a division problem

Which term describes the number being divided in a division problem?

• Divisor

• Product

• Dividend

• Factor

What is the "Divisor" in a division equation?

• The answer to a multiplication problem

• The number being divided

• The number that divides another number

• The answer to a division problem

What does "Quotient" mean in mathematics?

• The answer to a division problem

• The answer to a multiplication problem

• The number being divided

• The number that divides another number

What does it mean to "Multiply" in math?

• To find the difference between two numbers

• To add a number to itself a certain number of times

• To find the answer to a division problem

• To subtract one number from another

What does it mean to "Divide" in math?

• To find the product of two numbers

• To split a number into equal parts

• To add numbers together

• To multiply numbers

What is a "Decimal"?

• A whole number

• A number with a fraction part separated by a decimal point

• The answer to a multiplication problem

• The number being divided

Which of the following is a decimal number?

• 7

• 3.5

• 12

• 100

Which operation would you use to find the quotient of two numbers?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division