Chapter 1 Key Terms

Question	Answer
Addends	Numbers that are combined in the addition process Example: 8+9=17, in which 8 and 9 are the addends
Decimal Point	Center of the decimal system-located between units and tenths
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	Distribution of company's profit in cash or stock to owners of stock
Divisor	Number in the division process that is dividing into another. Ex: 15/5 in which 5 is the divisor
Minuend	In a subtraction problem the larger number from which another is subtracted
Multiplicand	The first or top number being multiplied in a multiplication problem
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 estimare actual answer. When rounding all the way only one nonzero digit is left. rounding all the way gives the least degree of accuracy. EX: 1,251 to 1,000
Subtrahend	In a subtraction problem, smaller number that is 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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