NWEA Winter Math Review

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What is the value of a digit in a number?

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The value of a digit in a number depends on its position. For example, in the number 51407, the digit 1 is in the thousands place, so its value is 1,000.

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How do you determine how many more of one number there is than another?

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To find out how many more gift cards were sold in one year than another, subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

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What does dividing a number into equal groups mean?

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Dividing a number into equal groups means splitting the total into a specified number of parts. For example, 652 ÷ 4 means splitting 652 into 4 equal parts.

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What is the product of two numbers?

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The product is the result of multiplying two numbers together. For example, the product of 6 and 1,167 is 7,002.

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation where a number is added to itself a certain number of times. For example, 22 x 6 means adding 22 six times.

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What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 51407?

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In the number 51407, the digit 7 is in the units place, so its value is 7.

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How do you write a division equation?

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A division equation can be written as 'total ÷ number of groups = amount in each group'. For example, 652 ÷ 4 = ?.

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What is the difference between two numbers?

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The difference is the result of subtracting one number from another. For example, if 875 gift cards were sold in 2014 and 259 in 2013, the difference is 875 - 259.

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What is the meaning of 'equal groups' in division?

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Equal groups in division means that each group has the same number of items. For example, if you divide 12 apples into 4 equal groups, each group gets 3 apples.

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What is a mathematical equation?

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A mathematical equation is a statement that two expressions are equal, often containing numbers, variables, and operations.