Multiplication Vocabulary
The product of a given number and any nonzero whole number.
Multiple
10 x 4
100 x 4
1000 x 4
40
400
4000
Estimate the product: 31 x 45
1,500
1098 x 7
7,686
Changing the order of factors does not change the product.
Commutative Property
The answer to a multiplication problem
Product
30 x 9
300 x 9
3,000 x 9
270
2,700
27,000
Estimate the product: $8.22 x 318
76,057 x 3
228,171
A multiplication fact that can be broken apart into the sum of two other multiplication facts.
Distributive Property
A place in a data set where several data points are closer together.
Cluster
70 x 2
700 x 2
7000 x 2
140
1,400
14,000
Estimate the product: $2.50 x 96
$300
68 x 24
1,632
Changing the grouping of addends does not change the product.
Associative Property
A small multiplication answer you get by breaking big numbers apart by place value before adding them all together for your final total
Partial Product
80 x 6
800 x 6
8000 x 6
480
4,800
48,000
Estimate the product: 861 x 23
18,000
154 x 360
55,440
The product of 0 and a number is 0.
Zero Property
A process that determines which multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on a number is closest to.
Rounding
60 x 7
600 x 7
6000 x 7
420
4,200
42,000
Estimate by clustering: $1.99 + $2.41 + $2.08 + $1.75
$8
229 x 526
120,454
The product of 1 and a number is that number.
Identity Property