Cannell & Simmang Math Vocabulary quiz OCT

a linear model used to illustrate number relationships

• rounding

• dividend

• strip diagram

• decimal number

a method for estimating a group of numbers by slightly adjusting some or all of the numbers to allow for easy mental computation

• factor

• quotient

• decimal number

• compatible numbers

a method for estimating a number by increasing or retaining a specific place value digit according to specific rules and changing all trailing digits to zero

• compatible numbers

• rounding

• strip diagram

• estimation

the number that is being divided

• divisor

• factor

• decimal number

• dividend

a number multiplied by another number to find a product

• factor

• dividend

• divisor

• trailing zeros

a sequence of zeros in the decimal part of a number that follow the last non-zero digit, and whether recorded or deleted, does not change the value of the number

• rounding

• compatible numbers

• estimation

• trailing zeros

a number in the base-10 place value system used to represent a quantity that may include part of a whole and is recorded with a decimal point separating the whole from the part

• decimal number

• quotient

• factor

• trailing zero

the number the dividend is being divided by

• factor

• trailing zeros

• divisor

• decimal number

reasoning to determine an approximate value

• rounding

• strip diagram

• Jedi

• estimation

the size or measure of each group or the number of groups when the dividend is divided by the divisor

• dividend

• factor

• quotient

• decimal number