Multiplication Vocabulary

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area model

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a model used to find partial products

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decompose

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to break numbers down into smaller parts (usually by place value)

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factor

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a number in a multiplication problem

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partial products

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smaller parts of a product that need to be added together to find the total product.

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product

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the answer in a multiplication problem.

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variable

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a symbol (often a letter) to show the unknown part of a problem.