Basic Arithmetic and Inverse Operations

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Visual explanation of addition 6 + 6 + 6 = 18, highlighting summands and the sum.Explanation of multiplication 3 x 6 = 18, showing multiplier, multiplicand, and product. ​Subtraction explained with an example showing 18 minus 6 equals 12, including terms minuend, subtrahend, and difference.Division of 12 by 4 is explained, including the terms dividend, divisor, and quotient, and an explanation of why division by zero is impossible.Diagram illustrating inverse operations in maths, showing examples of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on number lines.

πŸ›ŽοΈ 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.

πŸ›ŽοΈ What is Multiplication?

  • Multiplication is repeated addition of the same number.
  • For example, 3 Γ— 6 = 18 means adding 6 three times (6 + 6 + 6).

πŸ›ŽοΈ What is Subtraction?

  • Subtraction is the process of taking away one number from another.
  • For example, 18 βˆ’ 6 = 12, where the answer is called the difference.

πŸ›ŽοΈ What is Division?

  • Division means sharing a total equally into groups.
  • For example, 12 Γ· 4 = 3, imagine sharing 12 apples equally into 4 groups, each group has 3 apples.

πŸ›ŽοΈ What are Inverse Operations?

  • Inverse operations undo each other.
  • Addition undoes subtraction, and multiplication undoes division.

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