5th Grade Unit 5 Vocabulary

the answer when 2 or more factors are multiplied

• factor

• quotient

• divisor

• product

a mathematical phrase, with no equal sign or comparison symbol, that may contain a number, an unknown, and/or an operator

• equation

• expression

• estimation

• dividend

if three or more factors are multiplied, they can be grouped in any order, and the product will remain the same

• distributive property of multiplication

• commutative property of multiplication

• associative property of multiplication

• grouping property of multipliction

Reasoning to determine an approximate value

• rounding

• estimation

• decimal number

• distributive property of multiplication

a method for estimating a group of numbers by slightly adjusting some or all of the numbers to allow for easy mental computation

• roundng

• estimation

• compatible numbers

• commutative property of multiplication

if the order of the factors are changed, the product remains the same

• associative property of mulitplication

• commutative property of multiplication

• distributive property of multiplication

• product property of multiplication

the size or measure of each group when the dividend is being divided by the divisior

• quotient

• dividend

• product

• expression

the set of counting (natural) numbers and zero (1,2,3...)

• compatible numbers

• rational numbers

• decimal numbers

• whole numbers

if multiplying a number by a sum of numbers, the product will be the same as multiplying the number of each addend then adding the products together

• associative property of multiplication

• commutative property of multipliation

• distributive property of multiplication

• compatible property of multiplication

a set of positive numbers that begins with one and increases by increments of one each time (1,2,3...)

• whole numbers

• counting (natural) numbers

• decimal numbers

• compatible numbers