Math Chapter 4 vocabulary

The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.

• Distributive Property

• compatible numbers

• partial quotient

• quotient

The number, not including the remainder, that results from dividing.

• Distributive Property

• compatible numbers

• partial quotient

• quotient

Numbers that are easy to compute mentally.

• Distributive Property

• compatible numbers

• partial quotient

• quotient

A method of dividing in which multiples of the divisor are subtracted from the dividend and then the quotients are added together.

• Distributive Property

• compatible numbers

• partial quotient

• quotient

The number that is to be divided in a division problem.

• dividend

• divisor

• multiple

• remainder

The product of a number and a counting number.

• dividend

• divisor

• multiple

• remainder

The number that divides the dividend.

• dividend

• divisor

• multiple

• remainder

The amount left over when a number cannot be divided equally.

• dividend

• divisor

• multiple

• remainder