4th Grade - Math Vocabulary

What does "Sum" mean?

• Answer to a Subtraction problem

• Answer to a Multiplication problem

• Answer to an Addition problem

• Answer to a Division problem

What does "Difference" mean?

• Different

• Answer to a Subtraction problem

• Unique

• Answer to an Addition problem

What does "Product" mean?

• Answer to a Multiplication problem

• Answer to a Subtraction problem

• Answer to a Division problem

• Answer to an Addition problem

What does "Quotient" mean?

• Answer to a Division problem

• Answer to a Multiplication problem

• Answer to an Addition problem

• Answer to a Subtraction problem

When you see the word "Estimate", you should......

• Guess

• Round

• Solve

• Add

When you need to "Round" in a word problem, you should......

• Round first, then solve

• Solve, then Round

• Solve

• Round

In a word problem, "How many more" usually means.....

• Add

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

In a word problem, "How many" usually means.....

• Subtraction

• Nothing

• Add

• Multiply

For a goal/total problem, you should usually.....

• Goal/Total - what you have, collected, drove, etc.

• Subtract

• Add then Subtract

• Goal/Total + what you have, collected, drive, etc.

For an "Additive Comparison" problem....what strategy should you use?

• Chart

• Goal/Total - what you have, collected, drove, etc.

• Usually subtract

• Area Model