What are Mathematical Operations?

5th Grade, Module 2: What are Mathematical Operations?

MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS 

We use arithmetic operations in our everyday life. Suppose you have chocolates and you have to distribute them among your friends equally. How will you do it? Simply just count the friends and divide it equally. Just like when you go out for shopping and you pay. How do you know that the total amount you need to pay? Simply by adding the cost of the items. 

So, in this chapter we have learned various mathematical operations that are used one or the other way in our day to day life. Some of the topics that were discussed are:- 

  • Relationship between addition and subtraction 

  • Properties of multiplication and multiplication of special numbers 

  • Properties of division and division of special numbers 


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