Math Vocabulary - 6th Grade Start of Year

The first digit to the right of the decimal is the ____________ place.

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

The third digit to the right of the decimal is the ___________ place.

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

An example of standard notation is ...

• 302.54

• three hundred two and fifty-four hundredths

• 300 + 2 + 0.5 + 0.4

• (3x100) + (2x1) + (5x1/10) + (4x1/100)

The amount left over in a division problem is called the ...

• dividend

• divisor

• remainder

• quotient

Which equation would give you the product?

• 15 + 3

• 15 - 3

• 15 x 3

• 15 / 3

Which equation would give you the difference?

• 10 + 2

• 10 - 2

• 10 x 2

• 10 / 2

The answer to an addition problem is the ...

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

The answer to a division problem is the ...

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

33 > 21

• 33 is less than 21.

• 33 is greater than 21.

• 33 is equal to 21.

An algorithm is....

• drawing a model to solve a problem

• quessing the answer

• calculating to find the answer

• explaining your answer in words