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Question | Answer |
Addends | Number that combined in the addition process. An Ex. 10+5=15, in which 10 and 5 would be the addends |
Decimal point | Center of the decimal system. It is located between units and tenths. numbers to the left are whole numbers, and numbers to the right are decimal numbers. |
Decimal System | The U.S. base 10 numbering system that uses the 10 single-digit numbers shown on a calculator. |
Difference | The resulting answer from a subtraction problem. |
Dividend | number in the division process that is being divided by another. |
Divisor | number of the division process that is dividing into another. |
Minuend | In a subtraction problem, the larger number from which another is subtracted. |
Multiplicand | The first or top number being multiplied in a multiplication problem. |
Partial products | Numbers between multiplier and product. |
Partial quotient | Occurs when divisor doesn't divide evenly into the dividend. |
Product | The answer of a multiplication process. |
Quotient | The answer of a division problem. |
Remainder | Leftover amount in division |
Rounding all the way | Process to estimate actual answer. When rounding all the way, only one nonzero digit is left. Rounding all the way gives the least degree of accuracy. |
Substrahend | In a subtraction problem smaller number that is being subtracted from another. |
Sum | The answer to an addition problem. |
Whole number | Number that is 0 or larger and doesn't contain a decimal or fraction. |
Cancellation | Reducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions. |
Common denominator | To add two or more fractions, denominators must be the same. |
Denominator | The number of common fraction below the division line. |
Equivalent | Two or more fractions equivalent in value. |
Fraction | Expresses a part of a whole number. |
Greatest common divisor | The largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator. |
Higher terms | Expressing a fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original. |
Improper Fractions | Fraction that has a value equal to or greater than 1; Numerator is equal to or greater that the denominator. |
Least Common Denominator | Smallest nonzero whole number in which all denominators will divide evenly. |
Like Fractions | proper fractions with the same denominators. |
lowest terms | Expressing a fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator except the number 1. |
Mixed numbers | Sum of a whole number greater than zero and a proper fraction. |
Numerator | Number of a common fraction above the division line. |
Prime numbers | whole number greater than 1 that is only divisible by itself and 1 |
Proper Fraction | Fractions with a value less than 1; numerator is smaller than denominator. |
Resiprocal | The interchanging of the numerator and the denominator. Inverted number is the reciprocal. |
unlike fractions | proper fractions with different denominators. |
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