Mathematical Vocabulary Practice

any number being added

• Difference

• Factor

• Addend

• Sum

the answer to an addition problem

• Sum

• Expression

• Fluency

• Product

 the result when one number is subtracted from another

• Equation

• Difference

• Product

• Distributive Property

set of steps used to solve a mathematical computation

• Algorithm

• Estimate

• Area Model

• Fluency

one of two or more expressions that are multiplied together to get a product

• Addend

• Product

• Factor

• Difference

the result of two numbers being multiplied together

• Sum

• Difference

• Area Model

• Product

a pictorial way of representing multiplication. The length and width of a rectangle represent factors, and the area of the rectangle represents their product.

• Estimate

• Algorithm

• Area Model

• Distributive Property

efficient, flexible and accurate methods for computing

a close guess of the actual value, usually with some thought or calculation involved

• Equation

• Expression

• Estimate

• Product

multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products.

• Addend

• Equation

• Distributive Property

• Fluency