math vocabulary for 6-8

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Sum

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the answer to an addition question

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Product

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the answer to a multiplication question

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difference

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the answer to a subtraction question

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quotient

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the answer to a division question

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Estimate

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finding an answer that is reasonable by rounding the numbers in an equation

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improper fraction

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a fraction that has a bigger numerator than denominator

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mixed number

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a fraction that is combined with a whole number

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numerator

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the top part of a fraction that tells how many parts out of the whole 

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denominator

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the bottom number in a fraction telling how many parts altogether

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simplify

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to reduce a fraction to its simplest form where the numerator and denominator have no more common factors other than 1