7th Grade MATH VOCABULARY 2

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Operations that undo each other; opposites

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Inverse operations

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Which property says that order doesn't matter in addition and multiplication?

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Commutative Property

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Which numbers are in order from LEAST to GREATEST? -8, 9, 5, 6

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-8, 5, 6, 9

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Which number is SMALLER? -3 or -6

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-6

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A constant in an expression is...

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a number that doesn't change.

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What is the Commutative Property?

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The property that states that changing the order of numbers in addition or multiplication does not change the result.

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What is a variable in mathematics?

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A letter that stands for an unknown number.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

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To reduce it to its simplest form.

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What is the Associative Property?

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The property that states that the way numbers are grouped in addition or multiplication does not change the result.

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What is an equivalent fraction?

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Fractions that represent the same value, even though they may have different numerators and denominators.