a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number
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prime number
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a whole number greater than 1 that has only two factors, itself and 1
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identity property
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adding 0 to a number or multiplying by 1 does not change the value of the number
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simplest form
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reducing a fraction to its lowest terms
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integers
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whole number and their opposites
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expression
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a symbol or combination of symbols to represent a number
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formula
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a rule that is expressed by using symbols
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inequality
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a number sentence that is not equal
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terminating decimal
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a decimal that does not repeat and results when the division of the numerator and denominator has no remainder
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repeating decimal
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a decimal with digits that from some point on repeat indefinitely
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fraction
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a number that names a part of a whole, a region, or a set
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denominator
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the number below the bar in a fraction
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number sentence
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an equation or an inequality
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unit fraction
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fraction with 1 as the numerator
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ratio
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a comparison of two numbers or quantities by division
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numerator
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the number above the bar in a fraction
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mode
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the number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers
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proportion
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a number sentence that shows that two ratios are equal
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rounding
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to approximate a number by replacing it with a number expressed in tens, hundreds, thousands, and so on
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prime factorization
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expressing a composite number as the product of prime numbers
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least common denominator
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the least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
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reciprocals
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two numbers whose product is 1
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improper fraction
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a fraction with its numerator greater than or equal to the denominator
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factor
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numbers that are multiplied to form a product
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Greatest Common Factor
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the greatest number that is a factor of two or more numbers
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order of operations
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the order in which operations must be performed when more than one operation is involved (PEMDAS)
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range
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the difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of numbers
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palindrome
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a number or word that reads the same forward and backward
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mixed number
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a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
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minuend
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a number from which another number is subtracted
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factor tree
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a diagram used to fine the prime factors of a number
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inverse operations
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mathematical operations that undo each other, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
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least common multiple
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the least number, other than 0, that is a common multiple of two or more numbers
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Roman Numerals
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symbols for numbers used by the Romans
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subtrahend
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a number that is subtracted from another number
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remainder
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the number left over in a division problem
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multiple
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a number that is the product of a given number and any whole number
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place value
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the value of a digit depending on its position, or place, in a number
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lowest terms
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when the numerator and denominator of a fraction have no common factors other than 1
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sum
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answer to an addition problem
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product
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answer to an multiplication problem
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estimate
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round, then compute
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exponent
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a number that tells how many times another number is to be used as a factor
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compute
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solve, find the answer
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percent
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a ratio or comparison of a number to 100
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interval
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number of units between spaces on a graph
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median
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the middle number in a set of numbers when arranged in order. If there is an even number of numbers, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.
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mean
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the average of a set of numbers
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standard form
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the usual way of writing a number using digits
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Section 2
(29 cards)
persevere
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to continue with a task even if it is difficult
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evaluate
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solve or find the answer to the expression
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decimal point
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a period used to separate the ones from the tenths place
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divisor
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the number by which the dividend is divided
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compatible numbers
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numbers that are easy to compute with mentally
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common factor
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a number that is a factor of two or more numbers
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addend
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any one of a set of numbers to be added
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convert
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a change in the form of a measurement, different units, without a change in the size or amount
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equation
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a number sentence that shows equality of two expressions
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dividend
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the number to be divided
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common denominator
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a number that is a factor of two or more denominators
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cancellation
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the dividing of any numerator and denominator of a set of fractions by their GCF before multiplying
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odd number
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a number not evenly divisible by 2
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zero property
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multiplying a number by 0 always results in a product of 0
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commutative property
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the order of addition or multiplication does not change the answer
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viable
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successful, feasible
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distributive property
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multiplying the number by the sum is the same as multiplying the number by each addend of the sum and then adding the products
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composite number
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a whole number greater than 1 that has 3 or more factors
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average
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the quotient obtained by dividing the sum by the number of addends
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critique
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study and provide positive constructive feedback
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associative property
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changing the grouping of addends or factors does not change the answer
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common multiple
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a number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
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whole number
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any of the numbers 0,1,2,3...
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even number
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a number divisible by 2
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construct
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create or make
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digit
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any one of the numerals 0-9
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expanded form
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the written form of a number that shows the place value of each of its digits
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divisible
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a number is divisible by another number if the remainder is 0
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elapsed time
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the amount of time that passes between the start and end of a given period