Chapter 5 -Add/Subtract Decimals Flashcards
Sum
The answer to an addition problem.
Difference
The answer to a subtraction problem
Estimate
A number close to an exact value. An estimate indicates about how much.
Inverse operations
Operations that undo each other.
Round
To find the approximate value of a number.
Associative Property
States that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product.
Identity property
States that the sum of any number and zero equals the number and the product of any number and one equals the number.
Commutative property
States that the order in which numbers are added does not change the sum and the order in which products are multiplied does not change the product
Exact answer
When computing and using actual numbers to find the answer.
Place value
The value given to a digit by its position in a number.
Regroup
The process of making groups of 10 when adding or subtracting two digit (or more) numbers.