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chapter 5 vocab
math
Term | Definition |
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compatible numbers | numbers that are easy to compute with mentally |
decimal | a number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point |
decimal point | a symbol used to separate the ones place from the tenths place decimal numbers |
dividend | the number that is to be divided in a division problem |
division | the process of sharing a number of items to find how many equal groups can be made or how many items will be in each group; the opposite operation of multiplication |
divisor | the number that divides the dividend |
estimate | a number that is close to an exact amount |
tenths | one of ten equal parts |
hundredths | one of one hundred equal parts |
thousandths | one of one thousand equal parts |