Thursday, February 20, 2014

Math Vocabulary Friday

Divide: when you break a set into equal groups
Sum: the answer to addition
Divisor: in the problem 15 / 3 = 5, the 3 is the divisor
Quotient: the answer to division
Difference: the answer to subtraction
Dividend: in the problem 15 / 3 = 5, the 15 is the dividend (the large number in division)
Product: the answer to multiplication
Equation: a number sentence using an equal sign