math vocabulary for 6-8

numerator

• the guy in charge of fractions
• the bottom number in a fraction telling how many parts altogether
• the top part of a fraction that tells how many parts out of the whole 
• none of the above

improper fraction

• a fraction that can't follow the rules
• a fraction that has a bigger numerator than denominator
• a fraction that has a bigger denominator than numerator
• a fraction that is combined with a whole number

mixed number

• a fraction that has a bigger numerator than denominator
• a fraction that has a bigger denominator than numerator
• a fraction that is combined with a whole number
• a number that is confused

quotient

• the answer to a multiplication question
• the answer to a subtraction question
• the answer to a division question
• the answer to an addition question

denominator

• the Terminator's arch enemy
• the top part of a fraction that tells how many parts out of the whole 
• the bottom number in a fraction telling how many parts altogether
• none of the above

Product

• the answer to a multiplication question
• the answer to a division question
• the answer to a subtraction question
• the answer to an addition question

Estimate

• finding an answer that is reasonable by rounding the numbers in an equation
• price the guy gives you before fixing your car
• rounding numbers 
• over spending at the movies

difference

• the answer to a division question
• the answer to a subtraction question
• the answer to an addition question
• the answer to a multiplication question

simplify

• to reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no more common factors other than 1
• make our math homework easier
• change an improper fraction to a mixed number
• none of the above

Sum

• the answer to a division question
• the answer to a multiplication question
• the answer to a subtracation question
• the answer to an addition question