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6th Grade Week 7
Math Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |