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Practical Business Math Procedures - Chapter 1 Key Terms Flashcards
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- 1AddendsNumbers that are combined in the addition process
- 2Decimal pointCenter of the decimal system, located between units and tenths. Numbers to left are whole numbers, numbers to right are decimal numbers.
- 3Decimal systemU.S. Base-10 numbering system that uses 10 single-digit numbers shown on calculators.
- 4DifferenceResulting answer from a subtraction problem.
- 5DividendNumber in the division process being divided by another. The first part of a division problem with two numbers.
- 6DivisorNumber in the division process dividing into another. The second part of a division problem with two numbers.
- 7MinuendThe larger number from which another is subtracted. Usually the first part of a subtraction problem with two numbers.
- 8MultiplicandThe first or top number being multiplied in a multiplication problem.
- 9MultiplierThe second or bottom number doing the multiplication in a multiplication problem.
- 10Partial productsNumbers between multiplier and product.
- 11Partial quotientOccurs when divisor doesn't divide evenly into the dividend.
- 12ProductAnswer to a multiplication process.
- 13QuotientThe answer to a division problem.
- 14RemainderLeftover amount in division.
- 15Rounding all the wayProcess to estimate actual answer. Only one nonzero digit is left when doing this. Gives the least degree of accuracy.
- 16SubtrahendIn a subtraction problem, smaller number that is being subtracted from another.
- 17SumTotal in the adding process.
- 18Whole numberNumber that is 0 or larger and doesn't contain a decimal or fraction.
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- Flashcards for the "Key Terms" section of Chapter 1 of Practical Business Math Procedures.
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- DANIEL OLDHAM
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