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What is the answer to an addition problem called?
What is the answer to a subtraction problem called?
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
What is the answer to a division problem called?
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What is the term for the number you divide by?
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What word(s) are commonly used in addition word problems?
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What is the total amount of salary before any deductions called?
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What do parentheses in a math equation signify?
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What does an exponent indicate in a mathematical notation?
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How is the mean or average calculated?
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What is the volume of a three-dimensional figure?
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What is the numerator in a fraction?
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What are equivalent fractions?
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Study Notes
Key Math Terms and Definitions
- Sum: Result of an addition problem.
- Difference: Result of a subtraction problem.
- Product: Result of a multiplication problem.
- Quotient: Result of a division problem.
- Divisor: The number that divides another number.
- Remainder: Amount left after division or subtraction.
Words Associated with Operations
- Addition Keywords: sum, total, all together.
- Subtraction Keywords: how much more, how much less, find the difference, deduct.
- Division Keywords: share, split, per, average, grouped into.
Salary Terms
- Gross: Total salary before taxes and deductions.
- Net: Salary remaining after taxes and deductions.
Mathematical Notations and Order
- Parentheses: Indicates operations to perform first in calculations.
- Exponent: Indicates how many times to multiply a number by itself.
- Base Number: The number that has an exponent.
Root and Operations
- Square Root: A number that yields a given number when multiplied by itself.
- Order of Operations: Remembered by "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction).
Statistical Terms
- Mean (Average): Sum of data divided by number of data points.
- Median: Middle value of a set of ordered numbers.
Geometric Concepts
- Perimeter: Sum of the lengths of all sides of a figure.
- Area: Measure of space inside a shape's perimeter.
- Volume: Amount of space inside a three-dimensional object, calculated as ( V = (\pi \times r^2) \times h ).
Fractions and Ratios
- Fraction: A part of a whole.
- Numerator: The top part of a fraction, indicating how many parts are counted.
- Denominator: The bottom part of a fraction, showing the total equal parts in the whole.
- Equivalent Fractions: Different fractions representing the same value.
- Reducing Fractions: Simplifying fractions to their lowest terms.
- Improper Fraction: Fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator.
- Mixed Number: A whole number combined with a fraction.
- Lowest Common Denominator: Smallest denominator shared by two or more fractions.
Geometry Shapes and Properties
- Triangle: A polygon with three sides.
- Perimeter of a Triangle: The total distance around the triangle (sum of all sides).
- Area of a Triangle: Calculated as ( A = \frac{1}{2} \times base \times height ).
- Right Triangle: Contains one 90-degree angle.
- Parallelogram: A four-sided figure with opposite sides parallel and equal.
- Area of a Parallelogram: Calculated as ( A = base \times height ).
Measurement Conversions
- 1 Year: 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months.
- 1 Pint: 16 ounces, 2 cups.
- 1 Quart: 32 ounces, 4 cups.
- 1 Gallon: 4 quarts, 128 ounces, 16 cups.
- 1 Foot: 12 inches.
- 1 Yard: 3 feet, 36 inches.
- 1 Pound (1 lb): 16 ounces.
- 1 Ton: 2,000 pounds.
- 1 Liter: Approximately 1 quart.
- 1 Milliliter: 1/1000 of a liter.
- 1 Gram: 1/28 of an ounce.
- 1 Milligram: 1/1000 of a gram.
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