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1. To begin with, let's look at what multiplication is. Mathematicians call multiplication an "operation," which means that it is something you can do to number values. Which of the choices below is not an operation?
2. Which of these terms means to do something other than multiplication?
3. Some numbers have special properties when you multiply them. Which number, when you multiply it by any value, will not change the value of the number with which it is multiplied?
4. Symbols are very nice in mathematics--they keep us from having to write long words such as "multiplication" over and over again. Which of the following is not a symbol that means multiplication?
5. One reason that we use multiplication is because it can be so much faster than addition. To show this--which of the following expressions has a different value than the others?
6. Let's do something other than math for a moment. Which of the following definitions could "multiply" also mean?
7. Which of the following operations could best be considered the opposite of multiplication?
8. You can often use multiplication to speed up addition problems.
9. In which of the following situations would using multiplication be the best choice?
10. Which of the following math problems does not use multiplication at all?
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