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6th Grade Week 7
Math Vocab
Question | Answer |
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metric system | the system of measurement that includes gram, liter, and meter |
percent | a ratio that compares a number to 100 |
proportion | an equation that shows that two ratios are equivalent |
proportional | two ratios that simplify to the same ratio and have the equal cross-products |
rate | a ratio that compares two numbers with different kinds of units (for example, gallons:hour, price:item, meters: second) |
ratio | the comparison of two numbers that can be written in various ways |
scale factor | the number multiplied by to create an equivalent ratio |
area | the number of square units covering a surface of a figure |
base (of a figure) | the dimension that is perpendicular to the height in a shape |
circumference | the distance around a circle or its perimeter |
quotient | the solution to a division problem |
numerator | the number above the bar in a fraction |
denominator | the number below the bar in a fraction |