Perimeter
Area
The distance around a 2-dimensional shape. The
perimeter of the figure below is 20 (3+3+7+7)
The amount of space inside the boundary of a flat (2dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle. The size
of a surface. The figures below all have an area of 9.
Distributive Property
Distribute
The property that says multiplying a number by a
group of numbers added together is the same as
doing each multiplication separately
Give shares of something;
deal out
Commutative Property
Associative Property
The property that says you can swap numbers
around and still get the same answer when you
add. Or when you multiply.
The property that states that it doesn't matter how
you group numbers when you multiply (or when
you add)
Order of Operations
Operations
Evaluate
Parentheses
To calculate the value of.
The familiar ( ) symbols
used in pairs to group
things together.
A mathematical process.
The rules of which
The most common are add,
calculation comes first in
subtract, multiply and
divide (+, -, ×, ÷ ).
an expression.