Fact Family at Math Glossary

What is it? A group of addition or multiplication facts together with the related subtraction or division facts. For example, 5 + 6 = 11, 6 + 5 = 11, 11 5 = 6, and 11 6 = 5 form an addition fact family. 5 * 7 = 35, 7 * 5 = 35, 35/7 = 5, and 35/5 = 7 form a mult

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