Math 110

Quiz 3

product

the product of two whole numbers, m and n, is the number of objects in m groups of size n

measurement division

A division number story where the number in each group is known and the number of groups must be determined.

partitive division problem

a division number story where the number of groups is known and the size of each group must be determined 

dividend 

when a/b = q and we call a the dividend 

divisor

When a/b = q and we call b the divisor

multiplication principle

If you have a different ways of doing one thing and b different ways of doing another (and one choice does not affect the other), then the total numbers of ways to do both a and b is a x b.

quotient 

The quotient a / b is the number you multiply by b, to get a. In other words a / b = c as long as a = b x c.