TERM 1
What does it mean for a product of factors to
be expressed using exponents?
DEFINITION 1
Using exponents is shorthand for repeated multiplication
TERM 2
How can patterns be used to determine
products of a number and a power of 10?
DEFINITION 2
use patterns to multiply mentally and determine the number
of zeros in a product to make computations much simpler.
TERM 3
How can the distributive property be used to
multiply numbers?
DEFINITION 3
use the distributive property to multiply numbers by
breaking apart one factor into the sum of two numbers
TERM 4
How do you compare whole numbers through
the millions?
DEFINITION 4
list each number and line up the ones place. compare each
place starting with largest place-value position. in each
place, the greater number has the greater place value.
TERM 5
How can the word form of a fraction help you
write the fraction as a decimal?
DEFINITION 5
the word form (tenths, hundredths, thousandths) helps you
determine how many digits to place to the right of the
decimal point.95/1000 the decimal should be 0.095word
form: three tenths decimal: 0.3word form: eighty-nine
hundredths decimal: 0.89word form: one thousandth
decimal: 0.001
