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Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the basic mathematical operations. Addition involves combining numbers to find a total. Subtraction takes one number away from another. Multiplication is repeated addition, and division splits a number into equal parts or groups. The document provides examples and definitions for each operation using both symbols and words.

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The Basic Operations: Subtraction Is ..

Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the basic mathematical operations. Addition involves combining numbers to find a total. Subtraction takes one number away from another. Multiplication is repeated addition, and division splits a number into equal parts or groups. The document provides examples and definitions for each operation using both symbols and words.

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The Basic Operations

In basic mathematics there are many ways of saying the same thing:

Symbol Words Used

+ Addition, Add, Sum, Plus, Increase, Total

Subtraction, Subtract, Minus, Less, Difference, Decrease, Take Away,


−
Deduct

× Multiplication, Multiply, Product, By, Times, Lots Of

÷ Division, Divide, Quotient, Goes Into, How Many Times

Addition is ...

... bringing two or more numbers (or things) together to make a new total.

The numbers to be added together are called the "Addends":

Subtraction is ...
... taking one number away from another.

Minuend − Subtrahend = Difference

Minuend: The number that is to be subtracted from.


Subtrahend: The number that is to be subtracted.
Difference: The result of subtracting one number from another.
Multiplication is ...
... (in its simplest form) repeated addition.

Here we see that 6+6+6 (three 6s) make 18:

It can also be said that 3+3+3+3+3+3 (six 3s) make 18

But we can also multiply by fractions or decimals, which goes beyond the simple idea of
repeated addition:

Example: 3.5 × 5 = 17.5

which is 3.5 lots of 5, or 5 lots of 3.5

Division is ...
... splitting into equal parts or groups. It is the result of "fair sharing".

Division has its own special words to remember.

Let's take the simple question of dividing 22 by 5. The answer is 4, with 2 left over. Here
we see the important words:

Which is the same as:

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