Quiz about Middle School Math Vocab

Question 1

The answer to an addition problem?

Accepted Answer

Sum

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Product

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Quotient

Answer

Difference

Question 2

The answer to a subtraction problem?

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Difference

Answer

Product

Answer

Quotient

Answer

Sum

Question 3

The answer to a multiplication problem?

Accepted Answer

Product

Answer

Quotient

Answer

Sum

Answer

Difference

Question 4

The answer to a division problem?

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Quotient

Answer

Product

Answer

Sum

Answer

Difference

Question 5

A shape made of straight sides that connect without overlapping

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Polygon

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Sphere

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Angle

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Geometry

Question 6

3-sided polygon

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triangle

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quadrilateral

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pentagon

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hexagon

Question 7

4-sided polygon

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quadrilateral

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triangle

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pentagon

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hexagon

Question 8

5-sided polygon

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pentagon

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quadrilateral

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hexagon

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heptagon

Question 9

6-sided polygon

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hexagon

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quadrilateral

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heptagon

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pentagon

Question 10

7-sided polygon

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heptagon

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pentagon

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hexagon

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octagon

Question 11

8-sided polygon

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octagon

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heptagon

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hexagon

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decagon

Question 12

10-sided polygon

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decagon

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heptagon

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nonagon

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octagon

Question 13

part of a whole

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fraction

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product

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segment

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equivalent

Question 14

top number in a fraction

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numerator

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denominator

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mixed number

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reciprocal

Question 15

bottom number in a fraction

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denominator

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numerator

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improper fraction

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mixed number

Question 16

combination of a whole number and a fraction

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mixed number

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numerator

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denominator

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improper fraction

Question 17

a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator

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improper fraction

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mixed number

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numerator

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denominator

Question 18

another word for equal

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equivalent

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sum

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expression

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ratio

Question 19

same size, same shape

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congruent

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polygon

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ratio

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proportion

Question 20

two equivalent fractions

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proportion

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expression

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mixed number

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rate

Question 21

amount or cost per unit (has a 1 on the bottom)

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unit rate

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ratio

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proportion

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equivalent

Question 22

A triangle with no congruent sides

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scalene

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equilateral

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isosceles

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straight

Question 23

A triangle with 2 congruent sides

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isosceles

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equilateral

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scalene

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straight

Question 24

A triangle with 3 congruent sides

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equilateral

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isosceles

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scalene

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straight

Question 25

a triangle with 3 acute angles

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acute

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obtuse

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right

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isosceles

Question 26

a triangle with 2 acute angles and 1 obtuse angle

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obtuse

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acute

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right

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isosceles

Question 27

a triangle with 2 acute angles and 1 right angle

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right

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acute

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obtuse

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isosceles

Question 28

The sum of the angles of a triangle equals...

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180 degrees

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90 degrees

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360 degrees

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It depends on the triangle.

Question 29

The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral equals...

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360 degrees

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90 degrees

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180 degrees

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It depends on the quadrilateral.

Question 30

A set of points equidistant (of equal distance) in all directions from a fixed point

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circle

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triangle

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line

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quadrilateral

Question 31

The distance from the center of a circle to a point on the circle

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radius

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diameter

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circumference

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area

Question 32

a segment that connects two points on a circle and passes through the center

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diameter

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radius

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circumference

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area

Question 33

The sum of all sides of a polygon

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perimeter

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area

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circumference

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volume

Question 34

The amount of space a shape covers

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area

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perimeter

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circumference

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proportion

Question 35

The distance around a circle

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circumference

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area

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perimeter

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volume

Question 36

a 3-dimensional figure

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solid

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proportion

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coordinate plane

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net

Question 37

The amount it takes to fill a solid

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volume

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surface area

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circumference

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perimeter

Question 38

The sum of the areas of all faces (flat surfaces) of a 3-dimensional figure

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surface area

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volume

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circumference

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proportion

Question 39

If two figures have congruent angles to each other and are the same shape, but their side lengths are proportional to each other (form equal ratios), they are...

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similar

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congruent

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equivalent

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nothing special

Question 40

total number of degrees in a circle

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360

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180

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90

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0

Question 41

In a coordinate plane, the x-axis is...

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horizontal

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vertical

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diagonal

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It depends

Question 42

In a coordinate plane, the y-axis is...

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vertical

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horizontal

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diagonal

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It depends

Question 43

The point (0,0) on a coordinate plane is called the...

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origin

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x-coordinate

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y-coordinate

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slope

Question 44

The vertical change of a line compared to the horizontal change (the rise over run) is called the...

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slope

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proportion

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equivalent

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variable

Question 45

The slope of a horizontal line is always...

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zero

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undefined

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positive

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negative

Question 46

The slope of a vertical line is always...

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undefined

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zero

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positive

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negative

Question 47

The difference between the maximum and minimum in a set of numbers

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range

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mean

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median

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mode

Question 48

the sum of the values in a set of numbers divided by how many numbers are in the list

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mean

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median

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mode

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range

Question 49

The number in the middle of a set of numbers when they're arranged from least to greatest

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Median

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Mean

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Mode

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Range

Question 50

The number(s) that occur most frequently in a set of numbers

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Mode

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Mean

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Median

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Range

Question 51

Average is another word for...

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mean

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median

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mode

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range

Question 52

With this property, you can rearrange the order of the numbers and still get the same answer (for addition and multiplication)

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commutative

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associative

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distributive

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inverse

Question 53

With this property, you can regroup the numbers and still get the same answer (for addition and multiplication)

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associative

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commutative

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distributive

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inverse

Question 54

With this property, you multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses

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distributive

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commutative

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associative

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inverse

Question 55

Another word for opposite

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inverse

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commutative

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associative

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distributive

Question 56

Positive and negative numbers (and 0) without any fractions or decimals

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integers

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proportions

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whole numbers

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graphs

Question 57

Numbers that can be written as fractions

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rationals

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irrationals

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equivalent

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coordinate plane

Question 58

Numbers that can not be written as fractions (as decimals, they never stop and never repeat)

Accepted Answer

irrationals

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rationals

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coordinate plane

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equivalent

Question 59

the parts of an expression, typically separated by addition or subtraction

Accepted Answer

terms

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variables

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coefficients

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constants

Question 60

lowercase letters used in place of missing numbers

Accepted Answer

variables

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terms

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coefficients

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constants

Question 61

the number in front of a variable (tells you how many of the variable you have)

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coefficient

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variable

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term

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constant

Question 62

a number in an expression or equation without a variable

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constant

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variable

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coefficient

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term

Question 63

a math problem without an equal sign

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expression

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equation

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variable

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coefficient

Question 64

a number sentence that shows two equivalent expressions (has an equal sign)

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equation

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expression

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variable

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coefficient

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