Module 5 vocabulary

algebraic expression

• The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product.

• A combination of variables, numbers, and at least one operation. example: b +2 = 5

• A combination of numbers and operations.

Associative Property

• The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product.

• A combination of numbers and letters.

• The order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the sum or product.

Commutative Property

• G.E.M.S.

• The answer to an addition problem.

• The order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the sum or product. Example: 2+4=6 or 4+2=6

Distributive Property

• To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside the parentheses. Example: 4(2+3)=

• A combination of numbers and operations.

• The sum of any number and 0 equals the number, and the product of any number and 1 equals the number. Example: 5+0=5

Identity Property

• The sum of any number and 0 equals the number, and the product of any number and 1 equals the number. Example: 5+0=5

• G.E.M.S.

• A combination of variables, numbers, and at least one operation.

numerical expression

• The sum of any number and 0 equals the number, and the product of any number and 1 equals the number. Example: 5+0=5

• A combination of numbers and operations

• The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product.

order of operations

• The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product.

• A combination of numbers and operations.

• The rules that tell which operation to perform first when more than one operation is used. G.E.M.S.