Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Commutative Property of Multiplication

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The property that states when the order of two factors is changed, the product remains the same.

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Regroup

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To exchange amounts of equal value to rename a number.

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Compatible Numbers

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Numbers that are easy to compute mentally.

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Estimate

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To find an answer that is close to the exact amount.

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Factor

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A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product.

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Place Value

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The value of a digit in a number, based on the location of the digit.

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Partial Product

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A method of multiplying in which ones, tens and hundreds, and so on are multiplied separately and then the products are added together.

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Associative Property of Multiplication

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The way in which factors are grouped in a multiplication problem does not change the product.