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| Communicative property of multiplication |
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The order of factors can be changed and the product will remain the same.
3 x 5 = 5 x 3 |
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| Associative property of multiplication |
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Factors can be regrouped and the product remains the same.
2 x(4 x 10) = (2 x 4) x 10 |
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| Identity property of multiplication |
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The product of any number and 1 is that number.
1 x 5 = 5 |
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| Zero property of multiplication |
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The product of any number and 0 is 0.
0 x 8 = 0 |
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| Numbers that are multiplied to get a product. |
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| The number that is the result of multiplying 2 or more factors. |
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| The product of a given whole number and another whole number. |
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| An estimated sum or difference that is less than the actual answer. |
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| An estimated sum or difference that is greater than the actual answer. |
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A way to write a number using a base and an exponent.
Example: 5
3 |
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A way to write a number involving exponents that show the base as a factor.
Example: 7 x 7 x 7 = 3
7 |
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A common way of writing a number with commas separating groups of three digits starting from right to left.
Example: 367,459 |
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A name for a number to the second power.
Example: 2
4 |
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A name for a number to the third power.
Example: 3
4 |
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Multiplying a sum (or difference) by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the sum or difference by that number and adding products.
Example: 3 x (10+4) = (3x10) + (3 x 4) |
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| Products found by one of two factors into ones, tens, hundreds, and so on, and then multiplying each of these by the other factor. |
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The number that is multiplied by itself when raised to a power.
Example: 4
2. 2 is the base |
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A number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor.
Example: 3
10 = 10 x 10 x 10 |
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