Chapter 1 Vocab

Question	Answer
decimal system	The U.S. base 10 numbering system that uses the 10 single-digit numbers shown on a calculator
decimal point	Center of the decimal system—located between units and tenths. Numbers to left are whole numbers; to the right are decimal numbers
whole number	Number that is 0 or larger and doesn’t contain a decimal or fraction
rounding all the way	Process to estimate actual answer. When rounding all the way, only one nonzero digit is left. Rounding all the way gives the least degree of accuracy
addends	Numbers that are combined in the addition process
sum	Total in the adding process
minuend	In a subtraction problem, the larger number from which another is subtracted
subtrahend	In a subtraction problem, smaller number that is being subtracted from another
difference	The resulting answer from a subtraction problem
multiplicand	The first or top number being multiplied in a multiplication problem
multiplier	The second or bottom number doing the multiplication in a problem
product	Answer to a multiplication process
partial products	Numbers between multiplier and product
divisor	Number in the division process that is dividing into another
dividend	Number in the division process that is being divided by another
quotient	The answer to a division problem
partial quotient	Occurs when divisor doesn’t divide evenly into the dividend
remainder	Leftover amount in division

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