Basic mathematics adding subtracting multiplication and division
What will I learn from the English lesson on mathematics?
You will learn the English vocabulary for basic mathematics. The lesson shows examples in numbers and how to write the numbers in words (numeral).
Vocabulary used for maths
addition |
to add |
+ |
subtraction |
to subtract |
- |
multiplication |
to multiply |
x |
division |
to divide |
: / |
Addition
2 + 2 = 4 two and two is/ are/ comes up to four
625 + 542 = 1167 six hundred and twenty-five plus five hundred and forty-two is/ equals one thousand, one hundred and sixty-seven
Subtraction
6 – 4 = 2 six take away four leaves/ is two
267 – 194 = 73 two hundred and sixty-seven minus one hundred and ninety-four equals seventy- three
Multiplication
4 x 6 = 24 four times six is/ makes twenty-four
42 x 63 = 2646 forty-two multiplied by sixty-three equals two thousand, six hundred and forty-six
Division
24 : 6 = 4 twenty-four divided by six equals four
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