Math Vocabulary Quiz 1

The quantity in a division problem that you are dividing by.

• divisor

• dividend

• quotient

A set of routine steps used to solve problems.

• reciprocal

• fraction

• algorithm

A number that names equal parts of a whole.

• mixed number

• fraction

• algorithm

The quantity in a division problem that is being divided.

• divisor

• dividend

• quotient

A number that is made up of a whole number and a proper fraction. Example 2 1/2

• algorithm

• fraction

• mixed number

The result of division

• quotient

• divisor

• dividend

The number above the fraction bar that tells the number of equal parts being described.

• denominator

• numerator

• reciprocal

The result of flipping the numerator and the denominator in a fraction.

• denominator

• numerator

• reciprocal

The number below the fraction bar that tells the number of equal parts of a whole.

• denominator

• numerator

• reciprocal

A number that has a whole and a fractional part. (Example: 3.85)

• fraction

• mixed number

• decimal