Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Key Math Words - "English" words versus "Math" words



 

12 and 5...  What is the difference between these two numbers?

Well, you might say that 12 has two digits and 5 has only one. You might say that the digits in 12 are gold and the 5 is blue.

In the mathematical world, difference means subtraction. The difference, in this case, is 7.
Some key subtraction terms are...

reduce
minus
diminish
decrease
dropped      and...
fell

Some key addition terms are...

sum
total
raise
combine    and...
additional

Some key multiplication terms are...

product
per


Some key division terms are...

quotient
split   and...
shared


Knowing these terms can help with word questions, when you are trying to figure out which operation to perform.



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