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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The order of factors can be changed and the product remains the same. 3x5=5x3






2. A customary unit of capacity; 1 __ equals 4 quarts






3. A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator.






4. A clock that shows time with digits and a colon






5. Part of a whole or group (2/3; 1/2)






6. One part of 100 equal parts of a whole






7. Multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the sum by the number & adding the products; 3x(10+4)=(3x10)+(3x4)






8. The part of a stem-and-leaf plot that shows all but the last digit of a number.






9. The result of using larger numbers to estimate a sum or product. The estimate is larger than the actual answer.






10. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






11. The number being subtracted from the minuend






12. A polygon which has sides of equal length & angles of equal measure






13. A solid with six square faces






14. A closed plane figure made up of all the points the same distance from one point called the center






15. The smallest of the nonzero common multiples of 2 numbers






16. The answer in a division problem






17. A process of sharing a number of times to find how many groups can be made






18. The fractions 1/4 - 1/3 - 1/2 - 2/3 - and 3/4.






19. This is the property in which the same addends (or multiples) can be grouped in different ways and the sum (or product) will be the same






20. The face of a solid that is used to name the solid






21. A process that tells which multiple of 10; 100; 1 -000 - etc. a number is closest to






22. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 3.141592...; 3.14; 3 1/7






23. To increase or decrease a number to the nearest ten - hundred - thousand - etc






24. Numerals based on the ancient roman system; I=one - V=five - X=ten - etc






25. Clocks that have hands that show hours - minutes - and seconds






26. Closed plane figure made up of line segments






27. A customary unit for measuring weight; one _____ is equal to sixteen ounces






28. Figures that have the same shape






29. In a plane - lines that never cross & are the same distance apart






30. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 tablespoons






31. Numbers that show order of position; such as first - second - third - etc.






32. The left over amount when a number cannot be divided equally






33. A polygon with 4 sides






34. Numbers less than zero






35. The 2 numbers in an ordered pair






36. A metric unit of mass equal to 1 -000 grams






37. The number that is divided in a division problem






38. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






39. A customary unit of capacity equal to 1/3 tablespoon






40. Metric unit of length equl to 100 meters






41. An amount of money equal to 100 cents/pennies






42. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






43. The answer to an addition problem






44. Factors can be regrouped & the product remains the same. 2x (4x10)=(2x4) x10






45. Figures that have the same shape. They may or may not have the same size.






46. Two numbers that locate a point on a grid; also coordinates






47. A metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters






48. The distance between two numbers on a scale of a graph






49. To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression






50. A customary unit of length or distance; one __ is equal to 5 -280 feet