4 Operations Flashcards
What is a difference?
A difference is the answer to a multiplication problem.
14 - 6 = 8
The difference is 8.
What is a sum?
A sum is the answer to an addition problem.
6 + 8 = 14
The sum is 14.
What is a product?
A product is the answer to a multiplication problem.
6 x 8 = 48
The product is 48.
What is a quotient?
A quotient is the answer to a division problem.
48 / 6 = 8
The quotient is 8.
What is an addend?
An addend is the number that gets added to another number in an addition problem.
6 + 8 = 14
The addends are 6 and 8.
What is a minuend?
A minuend is the biggest number in a subtraction problem. It’s the number you take away from in a subtraction problem.
14 - 6 = 8
The minuend is 14.
What is a subtrahend?
A subtrahend is the small number being taken away from the big number in a subtraction problem.
14 - 6 = 8
The subtrahend is 6.
What is a multiplier?
A multiplier tells you how many groups you are counting in a multiplication problem. It is usually the first number you say when you read the problem.
6 x 8 = 48
6 groups of 8 make 48.
The multiplier is 6.
What is a multiplicand?
A multiplicand is the amount in each group you are counting in a multiplication problem. It’s usually the second number you say when you read the problem.
6 x 8 = 48
You need to count 8 six times.
The multiplicand is 8.
What is a remainder?
A remainder is the leftover amount you have after making equal groups in a division problem.
25 / 6 = 4 R1
You can make 4 equal groups of 6 out of 25, and you’ll have 1 piece leftover.
The remainder is 1.
What is a divisor?
A divisor is the number of equal groups you want to make from a large number in a division problem. It is the second number you say when you read the problem, or the number on the outside of the box in long division.
48 / 6 = 8
48 divided by 6 equals 48.
The divisor is 6.
What is a dividend?
A dividend is a big number you want to split into equal groups in a division problem. It’s the first number you say when you read the problem, or the number inside the box when you do long division.
48 / 6 = 8
48 divided by 6 equals 8.
48 is the dividend.
What is addition?
Addition is the operation you use to JOIN two small groups together to make one big group.
Key words: plus, add, join, altogether, in all, total, sum
What is subtraction?
Subtraction is the operation you use when you want to REMOVE an amount from a large number.
Key words: minus, take away, subtract, left over, how much more does…, how many more does…, difference
What is multiplication?
Multiplication is the operation you use when you want to JOIN together MANY GROUPS with the SAME AMOUNT. This is faster than adding the same amount over and over again.
Key words: _____ groups of ______
_____ sets of ______
_____ bags of ______
_____ boxes of ______
_____ donations of ______
In total, in all, altogether
