Basic Operations on Whole Numbers (Multiplication and Division)
<h1><strong>BASIC OPERATIONS ON WHOLE NUMBERS</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Multiplication of Positive and Negative Numbers</li> <li>Division of Integer</li> <li>Word Problems</li> </ol> <h2><strong>Multiplication of Whole Numbers</strong></h2> The numbers used in multiplication have special names as illustrated below: 141 (factor) × 17 (factor) = 2397 (product) The product is a multiple of each of the factors, i.e. 2397 is a multiple of 141 2397 is a multiple of 17 Multiplication is a short way of writing repeated additions. For example, 3 × 4 = 3 lots of 4 = 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 With directed numbers, (+4) + (+4) + (+4) = 3 lots of (+4) = 3 × (+4) The multiplier is 3. It is positive. Thus, (+3) × (+4) = (+4) + (+4) + (+4) = +12 (+3) × (+4) 1 × (+4) <span style="color: #ff0000">ILLUSTRATION TO BE ADDED SOON</span> The illustration above shows 1 × (+4) and (+3) × (+4) as movement on the number line. The movements are in the same direction from 0. Similarly, (-2)+ (-2) + (-2) + (-2) + (-2) = 5 lots of (-2) = 5 × (-2) The multiplier is 5. It is positive. Thus, (+5) × (-2) = (-2) + (-2) + (-2) + (-2) + (-2) = -10 This is illustrated below: