Basic Arithmetic and Inverse Operations
Learn the four basic operations and how inverse operations undo each other. Let’s get started! 🚀

Video Lesson
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Flashcards
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🛎️ What is Addition?
- Addition is the process of combining numbers to find a total.
- For example, 7 + 5 = 12, where the answer is called the sum.
🛎️ What is Multiplication?
- Multiplication is repeated addition of the same number.
- For example, 3 × 6 = 18 means adding 6 three times (6 + 6 + 6).
🛎️ What is Subtraction?
- Subtraction is the process of taking away one number from another.
- For example, 18 − 6 = 12, where the answer is called the difference.
🛎️ What is Division?
- Division means sharing a total equally into groups.
- For example, 12 ÷ 4 = 3, imagine sharing 12 apples equally into 4 groups, each group has 3 apples.
🛎️ What are Inverse Operations?
- Inverse operations undo each other.
- Addition undoes subtraction, and multiplication undoes division.
Practice Questions
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What is the product of ?
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The product of two numbers is their result when multiplied. For , the correct answer is 15.
If you have 150 points and lose 45 points, what is your new score?
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To find the new score, subtract 45 from 150. The correct result is 105.
Which operation would you use to find the total of four copies of 5?
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To find the total of four copies of 5, you multiply . Multiplication is the correct operation.
If , what would equal?
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If , then to find , you reverse the division operation. .
If a group of 5 people share £125 equally, how much does each person receive?
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To find out how much each person receives, you divide 125 by 5, so each person gets £25.
What is ?
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Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition. So , and the expression simplifies to .
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