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Quarter 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Used in Math for Quarter 1 Acuity Test
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Mathematics
6th Grade
08/31/2011

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Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
Definition
The greatest factor of two different numbers: The (GCF) of 30 and 24 is 6
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Least Common Multiple (LCM)
Definition
The least of the common multiples of two different numbers: The (LCM) of 2 and 3 is 6
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Divisible
Definition
A number that can be divided evenly, having no remainder or decimal
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Convert
Definition
To change: To switch from fraction to decimal or decimal to fraction
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Discount
Definition
An amount less than full: Pants for 50% off, Shoes for 20% off
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Tip
Definition
An extra amount of money paid to people working in service positions: the waiter was great, we gave him an extra $10.00 for his Tip.
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Interest
Definition
The amount of money earned by keeping your money in a bank account: I put $100 dollars in savings and they gave me interest (extra) of $3.00 at the end of the year.
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Rate
Definition
This is the comparison of two amounts with different measurement units.
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Principal
Definition
This is the beginning amount or base unit that is borrowed or used.
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Integers
Definition
On a number line: The whole numbers and their negative opposites.
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Positive
Definition
Numbers with a value greater than zero.
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Negative
Definition
Numbers with a value less than zero.
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Absolute
Definition
A number's distance from zero on the number line.
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Value
Definition
The numerical or monetary worth of something.
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Factors
Definition
The two numbers that are multiplied together to make a product: The factors of 24 are 2x12 3x8 4x6
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Multiples
Definition
The products when a number is multiplied is a sequence: 1x2=2 2x2=4 2x3=6 2x4=8...
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Prime
Definition
A number with factors only of 1 and the number: 3=1x3 5=1x5 7=1x7
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Composite
Definition
A number with more than one factor: 12=2x6 or 12=3x4 or 12=1x12
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Fraction
Definition
A part of a whole number that is represented by having a numerator (top number or how many you have) and denominator (bottom number or how many you need to make a whole)
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Decimals
Definition
A number that represents a part of a whole using a decimal point that seperates the parts from the whole number
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Percents
Definition
A number that represents how much of a whole you have using a comparison to 100% (the total amount).
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Equivalent
Definition
This word means equal: having the same amount
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Solution
Definition
The answer to a problem.
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Evaluate
Definition
Thus word means to look at and think what the true question is in a math problem.
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Operation
Definition
This means to decide with mathematical process you use to solve a problem: add+ subtract- multiplyx divide/
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Calculate
Definition
This means to do the actual math work with the correct operation.
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