6th grade Math Vocabulary

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Answer to a subtraction problem

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Difference

Front

An answer to an addition problem

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Sum

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A number that divides without a remainder into another number.

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Factor

Front

What is the answer to a division problem?

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Quotient

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An answer to a multiplication problem.

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Product

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A mathematical sentence with an equal sign

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Equation

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A mathematical phrase containing numbers and operation symbols.

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Expression

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A set of rules.  It tells you the order in which to compute so you get the same answer everyone else gets.

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Order of Operations

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The number on the bottom of a fraction.

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Denominator

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The number on the top of a fraction.

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Numerator