Words for the operations
+     x  
operation   symbol      what you do      what you say                the answer to
                                                                              a question


addition          +              add                        plus                                         sum
                                                           
           6 + 2 = 8                                   the sum is 8
                                                                       six
plus two equals eight


subtraction                  subtract               minus                                       difference
                                                          
            6 - 2 = 4                                    the difference is 4
                                                                       six
minus two equals four


multiplication   x             multiply                 times                                       product
                                                     
                 multiplied by
                                                                      
6 x 2 = 12                                   the product is 12
                                                                       six
times two equals twelve
                                                                       six
multiplied by two equals twelve


division                         divide                    divided by                                quotient
                                                   
                   6 � 2 = 3                                     the quotient is 3
                                                                       six
divided by two equals three




*** And don't forget, it's  "equals" with an s at the end.






                                                                          
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