Quiz about 6th grade Math Essential Vocabulary

Question 1

Word meaning addition.

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Sum

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Quotient

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Product

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Difference

Question 2

The distance a number is away from zero.

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Absolute value

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Term

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Reciprocal

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Proportion

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A number, variable, product, or quotient in an expression or equation.

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Term

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Absolute value

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Prime

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Inequality

Question 4

A symbol for an unknown value.

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Variable

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Proportion

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Mean

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Integer

Question 5

In an ordered pair, the value that is always written first.

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x-coordinate

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y-coordinate

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x-axis

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y-axis

Question 6

The set of whole numbers and their opposites.

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Integers

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Reciprocal

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Proportion

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Mean

Question 7

Word meaning division

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Quotient

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Sum

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Product

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Difference

Question 8

The middle number in a sorted list of numbers.

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Median

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Mean

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Ordered pair

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Quotient

Question 9

The process of finding a solution.

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Solve

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Expression

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Sum

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Median

Question 10

Two numbers written to represent a point on a graph.

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Ordered pair

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Parallel

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Quadrant

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Inequality

Question 11

Two ratios, or fractions, that are equal.

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Proportions

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Reciprocal

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Mean

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Integers

Question 12

The bottom part of a fraction.

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Denominator

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Numerator

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x-coordinate

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y-coordinate

Question 13

The number of cubic units it takes to fill a figure.

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Volume

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Mean

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Proportion

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Inequality

Question 14

A number sentence the uses less than, greater than, less than or equal, or greater than or equal

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Inequality

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Expression

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Parallel

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Equation

Question 15

The four sections of a coordinate grid that are separated by the axis.

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Quadrant

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Denominator

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Prime

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Numerator

Question 16

A fraction flipped upside-down.

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Reciprocal

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Equation

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Absolute value

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Percent

Question 17

Parts per 100.

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Percent

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Equation

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Prime

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Reciprocal

Question 18

The top part of a fraction.

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Numerator

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Percent

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Denominator

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Parallel

Question 19

The small number that tells how many times to multiply the base number.

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Exponent

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Squared

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Integer

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Expression

Question 20

Word meaning subtraction.

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Difference

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Sum

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Product

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Quotient

Question 21

Multiplying a number by itself.

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Squared

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Exponent

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Reciprocal

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Absolute value

Question 22

Vertical Axis

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y-axis

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x-axis

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y-coordinate

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x-coordinate

Question 23

Word meaning multiplication.

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Product

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Sum

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Difference

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Quotient

Question 24

The average of all the numbers in a data set.

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Mean

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Median

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Variable

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Reciprocal

Question 25

The mode in a set of data is

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The number that appears the most in the set of data

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The greatest number in the set

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How I feel today

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The lowest number

Question 26

Combines a whole number and a fraction.

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Mixed Number

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Improper fraction

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fraction

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Product

Question 27

The number above the fraction bar in a fraction.

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Numerator

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Denominator

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Product

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Improper fraction

Question 28

A coefficient is ...

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The numerical factor when a term has a variable

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A polynomial with two terms

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A term that has no variable factor

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A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign

Question 29

Like terms are...

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Terms that have the same variable(s) raised to the same power

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A number that can be expressed as a fraction (ratio) of 2 integers with denomination not equal to 0.

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Numerical terms (no variable)

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Numbers that are not rational

Question 30

The center of a coordinate plane located at the ordered pair coordinates (0, 0).

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Origin

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X-axis

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Y-axis

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Center

Question 31

The vertical line on a coordinate plane.

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Y-axis

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X-axis

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Origin

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Quadrant

Question 32

A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units.

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Rate

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Equation

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Fraction

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Percent

Question 33

The top part of a fraction.

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Numerator

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Percent

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Denominator

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Parallel

Question 34

A fraction flipped upside-down.

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Reciprocal

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Equation

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Absolute value

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Percent

Question 35

A number greater than 1 that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

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Prime

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Integer

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Volume

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Mean

Question 36

Substitute

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Putting numbers in place of letters, e.g. X/2 if x=10

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Using inverse operations to undo existing operations.
Using inverse operations to undo existing operations.

Question 37

At Least

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Means greater than or equal to.

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The smallest value.

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The largest value.

Question 38

GreaterTthan

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More than in size, quantity, or amount.

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The largest value.

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A big one.

Question 39

Less Than or Equal To

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The value is greater than or equal to.

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More in size, quantity.

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The largest value.

Question 40

Less Than

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Smaller in size, quantity, or amount.

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More than in size, quantity, or amount; the symbol

Question 41

Zero Pair

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A pair of numbers whose sum is zero.

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Opposite operations that undo each other.

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Means greater than or equal to.

Question 42

Define At Most.

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Means less than or equal too

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The largest value.

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More than in size.

Question 43

Define expression.

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A mathematical phrase without an equal sign.

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The largest value.

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A mathematical phrase with an equal sign.

Question 44

Combines a whole number and a fraction.

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Mixed Number

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Improper fraction

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fraction

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Product

Question 45

When the numerator is bigger than the denominator, a fraction is

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improper

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mixed

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simplest form

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equivalent

Question 46

simplify

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to reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no more common factors other than 1

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make our math homework easier

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change an improper fraction to a mixed number

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none of the above

Question 47

Greatest Common Factor

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greatest factor that divides two numbers, used to simplify fractions.

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same as a least common multiple

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all of the above

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none of the above

Question 48

A number that is being divided.
Hint: the first number in a division sentence

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dividend

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divisor

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factor

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quotient

Question 49

A number that is multiplied by another number.

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factor

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sum

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difference

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multiply

Question 50

The middle number in a data set ordered from LEAST to GREATEST is the.....

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median

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mode

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mean

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range

Question 51

A number that lies to the left of 0 on the number line is a

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negative number

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positive number

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all of the above

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none of the above

Question 52

The number of square units that cover a figure is the ....

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Area

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Perimeter

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Volume

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All of the above

Question 53

The number of times a data value occurs in a set

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Frequency

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Repeating Decimal

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Data Graph

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Distribution

Question 54

Percent is define as

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a number out of 100

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The number 100

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100 cents

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$1

Question 55

The mode in a set of data is

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The number that appears the most in the set of data

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The greatest number in the set

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How I feel today

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The lowest number

Question 56

A coefficient is ...

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The numerical factor when a term has a variable

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A polynomial with two terms

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A term that has no variable factor

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A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign

Question 57

Order of operations.

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Parenthesis, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract.

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Parenthesis, exponents, add, subtract, multiply, divide.

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Exponents, parenthesis, add, subtract, multiply, divide.

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Parenthesis, exponents, multiply, add, subtract, divide.

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