Ch. 9 Vocabulary

To find the value of an expression

• evaluate

• expression

• variable

• operations

Contains an equal sign to show that two expressions are equal

• evaluate

• expression

• equation

• Distributive

mathematical processes, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

• variables

• operations

• Associative

• expression

a letter or symbol that is used to represent an unknown

• variable

• operation

• equation

• expression

Property of Multiplication that allows you to decompose one factor into addends that are easier to work with

• Associative

• equation

• variable

• Distributive

a combination of numbers and operations that represent a quantity

• operation

• Associative

• expression

• Distributive

The property that makes multiplying three factors easier by stating that the grouping of factors does not change the product

• Associative

• Distributive

• Commutative

• operation