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Math Quarterly
WTR Mr. Prisco 1st Quarter Exam
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Mathematics
6th Grade
11/04/2014

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Term
dependent variable
Definition
one of the two variables in a relationship whose value is determined by the value used for the other variable, the independent variable
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independent variable
Definition
one of the two variables in a relationship. Any value can be used for the independent variable. The value that is used to determine the value of the other variable, the dependent variable
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linear equation
Definition
an equation whose graph is a strait line
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T-table
Definition
a table of x- and y- values used to graph an equation
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Division Property of Equality
Definition
a property that states to divide both sides of the equation by the same non-zero amount
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Multiplication Property of Equality
Definition
a property that states to multiply both sides of the equation by the same non-zero amount
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Subtraction Property of Equality
Definition
a property that states to subtract the same amount from both sides of an equation
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Addition Property of Equality
Definition
a property that states to add the same amount from both sides of an equation
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equation
Definition
a mathematical sentence stating that two expressions are equal
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inequality
Definition
a statement that contains symbols showing greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to for comparing two expressions
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compatible numbers
Definition
numbers that are easy to compute mentally
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estimate
Definition
to find a number that is close to the exact answer
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expanded form
Definition
a number written out as a sum of the place value of its digits
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trillions
Definition
a place value or period of place values for numbers greater than billions
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base
Definition
a number multiplied by itself the number of times shown by an exponent
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exponent
Definition
the number that tells how many times the base is being multiplied by itself
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power
Definition
the number of times a base number is multiplied by itself
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exponential form
Definition
when a number is written with a base and an exponent
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decimal
Definition
a number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point
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variable
Definition
a quantity that changes or varies, often represented with a letter
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coefficient
Definition
the number that is multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression
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algebraic expression
Definition
a mathematical phrase that has at least one variable and one operation
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Commutative Property of Addition or Multiplication
Definition
the properties that state that the order of the addends or the order of the factors does not affect the sum or product
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Associative Property of Addition or Multiplication
Definition
the properties that state that the way in which addends or factors are grouped does not affect the sum or product
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Identity Property of Addition or Multiplication
Definition
the properties that state the sum of any number and zero is that number and the product of any number and one is that number
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order of operations
Definition
a set of rules mathematicians use to determine the order in which operations are performed
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Distributive Property
Definition
multiplying a sum by a number produces the same result as multiplying each addend by the number and adding the products
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evaluate
Definition
to find a value that an algebraic expression names by replacing a variable with a given value
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substitution
Definition
the replacement of the variable in an expression with a number
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input/output table
Definition
a table of related values
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variable
Definition
a letter or symbol used to represent a quantity that can change
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constant
Definition
a value or number that does not change
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