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1. Addition means to add. Add 2 and 2 and you get 4. 2 + 2 = 4 (2 PLUS 2 is 4)
or (2 AND 2 is 4)
2. Subtraction means to subtract. Subtract 4 from 9 and you get 5. 9 - 4 = 5 (9
MINUS 4 is 5)
3. Multiplication means to multiply. Multiply 3 by 4 and you get 12. 4 X 3 = 12 (4
TIMES 3 is 12)
4. Division means to divide. Divide 18 by 6 and you get 3. 18 ÷ 6 = 3 (18 DIVIDED
BY 6 is 3)
- or – is the minus sign (say minus, or subtracted from: 4 subtracted from 9 is
5)
X or x is the times sign (say times, or multiplied by: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12)
÷ is the division sign (say divided by,or goes into: 6 goes into 18 three times)
. is the decimal point or decimal or point (say point: 3.7 = 3 POINT 7, NOT
3 decimal point 7,
1 1/2 = one and a half OR one and one-half = 1.5 = one point five