Chapter 1 Key Terms

Question	Answer
Addends	Numbers that are combined in the addition process
Decimal point	Center of the decimal system—located between units and tenths. Numbers to left are whole numbers; to the right are decimal numbers
Decimal system	The U.S. base 10 numbering system that uses the 10 single-digit numbers shown on a calculator
Difference	The resulting answer from a subtraction problem
Dividend	Number in the division process that is being divided by another
Divisor	Number in the division process that is dividing into another
Minuend	In a subtraction problem, the larger number from which another is subtracted.
Multiplicand	The first or top number being multiplied in multiplication.
Multiplier	The second or bottom number doing the multiplication in a problem.
Partial products	Numbers between multiplier and product.
Partial quotient	Occurs when divisor doesn't divide evenly into the dividend.
Product	Answer to a multiplication process.
Quotient	The answer to a division problem.
Remainder	Leftover amount in division.
Rounding all the way	Process to estimate actual answer.
Subtrahend	In a subtraction problem, smaller number that is being subtracted from another.
Sum	Total in the adding process.
Whole number	Number that is 0 or larger and doesn't contain a decimal or fraction.

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