Vocabulary
Simple operations
Vocabulary
algebra
order of operations
Properties
What is it??
100

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

factor

100

The number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor

exponent

100

Which operations should you do first when doing a math problem

first perform the operations in brackets or parentheses

100

The property that states that for all real numbers a, b, and c, their product is always the same, regardless of their grouping

Associative Property of Multiplication

100

6 (3 • 4) = (6 • 3) • 4

Associative Property of Multiplication

200

The number you are dividing by in a division problem

divisor

200

A number that can be written in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and  b ≠ 0

(≠ means "does not equal zero")

rational number

200

The second operation in order of operations is

compute powers and roots (exponents)

200

The property that states that two or more numbers can be added in any order without changing the sum

Commutative Property of Addition

200

3 + 4 + 6 + 9 =  6 + 4 + 9 +3

Commutative property of addition

300

The answer when you multiply

Product

300

A number whose value does not change

constant

300

The third thing to do is

perform all multiplication and division from left to right

300

The property that states that two or more numbers can be multiplied in any order without changing the product

Commutative Property of Multiplication

300

6 + 0 = 6

Identity property of addition

400

The answer you get when you divide

Quotient

400

The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression

coefficient  

400

And the final operations are:

perform all addition and subtraction from left to right

400

The property that states that the sum of zero and any number is that number

Identity Property of Addition

400

26  = what?

64

500

The sum of the items in a set of data divided by the number of items in the set; also called mean

average

500

Which one of these is a term.  

7+4         7 x  4       3x        6/3

 7+4  

500

What is the mnemonic used to remember the order of operations?

Pleas excuse my dear Aunt Sally

500

For all real numbers  a, b, and c;      

  a(b + c) = ab + ac.   and   a(b -c) = ab -ac

Distributive Property

500

12 (10 + 14) •15 =

288