Juliet's Math Terms

Front

What is an estimate that is greater than the actual answer?

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Overestimate

Front

What is a letter, such as n, that represents a number in an expression or an equation?

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Variable

Front

What are products found by breaking one of two factors into ones, tens, hundreds and so on, then multiplying each of these by the other factor?

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Partial Products

Front

What is an estimate that is less than the actual answer?

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Underestimate

Front

What do we call numbers that are easy to work with when estimating?

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Compatible Numbers

Front

What is the term for a number that is multiplied by another number?

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Factor

Front

What is the result of multiplying two numbers together?

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Product

Front

What do we call a mathematical sentence that shows that two expressions are equal?

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Equation

Front

What is the term for a number that is added to another number?

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Addend

Front

What is the result of adding two numbers together?

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Sum