Exploring Math Operation Vocabulary

This video tutorial introduces middle school students to math operations vocabulary, helping them solve word problems and translate expressions and equations. It covers words associated with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as terms indicating equality and the use of parentheses. The tutorial also explains turnaround words, which require reversing the order of operations in expressions.

Why is understanding math operations vocabulary important?

• To solve geometry problems

• To learn about fractions

• To solve word problems and translate expressions

• To memorize multiplication tables

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Which word could indicate an addition operation?

• Difference

• Product

• Sum

• Quotient

What does the word 'difference' signify in math operations?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

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Which term is commonly used to indicate multiplication by two?

• Quotient

• Half

• Twice

• Triple

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What does the word 'quotient' refer to?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

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Which word might indicate that an equation is equal to something?

• Equals

• Difference

• Product

• Sum

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In the phrase 'times the sum of', which operation should be performed first?

• Addition

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

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What does the word 'is' usually mean in a math equation?

• Addition

• Division

• Subtraction

• Equals

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If a problem states 'five less than three', what should you do?

• Add 5 to 3

• Multiply 5 by 3

• Subtract 5 from 3

• Subtract 3 from 5

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What do the words 'then' and 'from' indicate in a math expression?

• To divide the numbers

• To reverse the order of operations

• To multiply the numbers

• To add the numbers

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