This module contains Chapter 2 of Fundamentals of Mathematics by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr.
After completing this chapter, you should
Multiplication of whole numbers (
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- understand the process of multiplication
- be able to multiply whole numbers
- be able to simplify multiplications with numbers ending in zero
- be able to use a calculator to multiply one whole number by another
Concepts of division of whole numbers (
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- understand the process of division
- understand division of a nonzero number into zero
- understand why division by zero is undefined
- be able to use a calculator to divide one whole number by another
Division of whole numbers (
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- be able to divide a whole number by a single or multiple digit divisor
- be able to interpret a calculator statement that a division results in a remainder
Some interesting facts about division (
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- be able to recognize a whole number that is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10
Properties of multiplication (
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- understand and appreciate the commutative and associative properties of multiplication
- understand why 1 is the multiplicative identity
