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| 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. Back to Rinaldo's Math Page |
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