Vocabulary to Use When Describing Subtraction Problems
subtraction The operation used to find the result of taking away something from a group, or finding parts of a whole. Subtraction is indicated by the minus sign (Ð). Subtraction is the opposite of addition. When a number is subtracted from another number, the resulting number is smaller than the minuend.
minuend The quantity from which the subtrahend is deducted in subtraction.
subtrahend The quantity that is deducted from the minuend in subtraction.
difference The number that results from subtraction.
3 minuend
- 2 subtrahend
1 difference
Question Phrases to Use When Forming Subtraction Problems
How many are left?
How many are left over?
How many more than...?
How many less than...?
How many more are needed?
How many do you have to take away to get....?
How many fewer?
How much less?
Phrases Representing Ways of Saying Subtraction Problems
4 minus 3 equals...
7 less 2 equals...
8 take away 6 equals...
9 decreased by 1
Reduce 4 by...
Subtract 7 from 9
Deduct 2 from 3
Remove 2 from 5
Multiplication
Vocabulary to Use When Describing Multiplication Problems
multiplication The operation used to put together a number of sets of the same size. Multiplication is indicated by the times sign (X), which may also be represented by a dot (·) or an asterisk (*). The operation of multiplication is the same as repeating addition (e.g., the answer to 2 X 3 is the same as adding 2 to itself 3 times or 2+2+2). Multiplication is the opposite of division.
factor One of the numbers to be multiplied in a multiplication problem.
multiplicand The number that is multiplied by the multiplier.
multiplier The number by which the multiplicand is multiplied.
product The number resulting from two numbers being multiplied.
3 multiplicand or factor
X 2 multiplier or factor
6 product
multiple A number that is a product of a number and another number.
6 X 2 = 12 12 is a multiple of 2
12 is a multiple of 6
4 X 2 = 8 8 is a multiple of 2
8 is a multiple of 4
Question Phrases to Use When Forming Multiplication Problems:
How many altogether?
How many in all?
If we multiply this number times that number, how many will there be?
What is the total?
How much altogether?
Phrases Representing Ways of Saying Multiplication Problems:
2 times 3 equals
4 multiplied by 7 equals
the product of 8 and 1 is
repeat this set of 5, three times
duplicate these 4 items, three times
this set of 9, reproduced 6 times
6 occurrences of those 2 events, yields...
Division
Vocabulary to Use When Describing Division Problems
division The operation used to determine how many times a given number, or
quantity, is contained in another number. Division is used to divide or partition a whole into parts. Division is the opposite of multiplication.
divisible A number is divisible by another number if it goes into the number evenly with no remainder.
dividend The number or quantity being divided.
divisor The number by which the dividend is divided in a division problem.
quotient The number that results when numbers are divided.
remainder The number that is left over in a division problem if the dividend was not evenly divisible by the divisor.
Question Phrases to Use When Forming Division Problems
When used to put a number into a number of sets, the question is:
How many in each set?
When used to put into sets of the same size, the question is:
How many sets?
How to distribute this group evenly?
What part of the whole goes to each?
How many pieces of the set go to each?
How many times does this number go into this number?
Phrases Representing Ways of Saying Division Problems
9 divided by 3
divide 8 by 4
4 goes into 8
separate into parts
distribute this set of items
give out an equal number to each
break this apart into sections
what part of the group
partition this area into even sizes
deal out these items