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a letter or symbol that stands for one or more numbers
Ex: x + 9 |
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a mathematical phrase that uses only numbers and operation symbols. It does not have an equal sign
Ex: 28 + 12 |
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an estimate greater than the exact answer |
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an estimate less than the exact answer |
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an estimation strategy in which you change one addend to a multiple of ten and then adjust the other addend to keep the balance
Ex: 328 + 546 = (328 + 2) + (546 - 2)
= 330 + 544
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an expression that includes at least on variable
Ex: b - 9 |
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decimals that name the same amount
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one of 1,000 equal parts
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one of 100 equal parts
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one thousand million; written as 1,000,000,000 |
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operations that undo each other, like addition and subtraction or multiplication and division |
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Associative Property of Addition |
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property(rule) that states that when the grouping of addends is changed, the sum is the same
Ex: (5 + 8) + 4 = 5 + (8 + 4) |
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Commutative Property of Addition |
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property(rule) that states that when the order of two addends is changed, the sum is the same
Ex: 4 + 5 = 5 + 4 |
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to find a number that is close to an exact amount |
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the answer to a division problem
24 divided by 4 = 6 |
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to find the value of an expression |
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a number multiplied by another number to find a product
7 x 6 = 42 |
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a number with exactly 2 factors (1 and itself)
(Ex: 3, 7, 11, 23, etc.) |
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a number having more than 2 factors
(Ex: 9, 12, 20, 18, etc.) |
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fractions that name the same amount
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simplest form (lowest terms)
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a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor
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greatest common factor (GCF) |
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the greatest factor that 2 or more numbers have in common
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a whole number and a fraction
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when a number is a multiple of 2 or more numbers
2 - 2,4,6,8,10,12, 14, 16, 18,20
5 - 5, 10, 15, 20 |
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the product of a given number and another number
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math steps that undo each other or are opposite
(Ex: 7 - 4 = 3 and 3 + 4 = 7)
(Ex:4 X 6 = 24 and 24 divided by 6 = 4) |
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to borrow 1 from the whole number in a mixed number and change it into a fraction; then add it to the fraction
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the smallest common multiple of 2 or more numbers
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a number with one or more numbers to the right of a decimal point
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the number being divided
(Ex: 24 divided by 6 = 4) |
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the number being divided by
(24 divided by 6 = 4) |
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a number that tells how many times a base is to be multiplied
52 (2 is the exponent) |
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the top number of a fraction
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the bottom number of a fraction
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equal, as in fractions that represent equal amounts
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a whole number and a fraction
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a fraction that has been reduced so that the only common factor of both the numerator and denominator is 1
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familiar numbers used for reference
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when a fraction has been reduced to simplest form
(Ex: 10/20 = 1/2) |
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the order of operations in math
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the set of whole numbers and their opposites
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one of two fractions whose product is 1
Ex:2 and 5
5 2 |
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a process in which a number is changed or altered according to formal rules such as those of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
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any integer less than zero
( -4, -8, -10) |
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any integer greater than zero
( +4, +7, 8, 2) |
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the distance of an integer from zero on a number line
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lines in a plane that are always the same distance apart; they never
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two lines that intersect to form right angles
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a triangle with exactly two congruent sides
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a triangle which has 2 equal sides
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a triangle with 3 acute angles
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a triangle that has 1 obtuse angle
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a triangle with 3 equal sides
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a triangle whose sides are all a different length
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a triangle with 1 right angle
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a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid
(2,6) (-2, 4) (8, -3) etc. |
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the point where two axes of a coordinate plane intersect (0,0)
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the horizontal (left to right) number line on a coordinate plane
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the vertical (up and down) number line of a horizontal plane
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the first number in an ordered pair, that tells the distance to move right or left from (0,0)
(2, 4) (-3, 6) |
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the second number in an ordered pair, that tells the distance to move up or down from (0,0)
(2,4) (3, -6) |
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a relationship between two quantities in which one quantity depends on the other
Ex: y=3x + 2
y=x-1 |
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the distance around a polygon
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the number of square units needed to cover a surface
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the measure of the space occupied by a 3-dimensional object as measured in cubic units
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the difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data
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the middle number in a set of data that are arranged in order
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the average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of the set by the number of addends
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the number or item that occurs most often in a set of data
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