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WorksheetsMathematics in the Workplace Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
field of study concerned with numbers, quantity, shapes and the relationships among them
numerology
histography
biology
mathematics
involving numbers or based on quantity
qualitative
quantitative
count
inventory
combining numbers; expressed by ‘+’ symbol
division
multiplication
subtraction
addition
deducting numbers; expressed by ‘‒’ symbol
division
multiplication
subtraction
addition
increasing numbers through repeated addition; expressed by ‘x’, ‘ ’ or ‘∙’ symbol
division
multiplication
subtraction
addition
splitting numbers into equal parts; expressed by ‘÷’ or ‘/’ symbol
division
multiplication
subtraction
addition
unknown quantity, typically expressed as a letter such as x, y, a or b
problem
variable
solution
fraction
part of a whole number expressed as a numerator over a line or slash with a denominator below
problem
variable
solution
fraction
top number in a fraction; represents how many parts there are
denominator
numerator
solution
problem
bottom number in a fraction; represents how many parts the whole is divided into
denominator
numerator
solution
problem
smallest number which is a multiple of all of a set of fractions’ denominators
lowest common denominator
decimal
solution
problem
part of a whole number expressed as digits placed to the right of a decimal point
lowest common denominator
decimal
percentage
problem
part of a whole number expressed in hundredths and followed by a percent symbol (%)
lowest common denominator
decimal
percentage
problem
process of changing from one form to another
conversion
ratio
percentage
proprtion
comparison of numbers; expression showing the relationship between two quantities
conversion
ratio
percentage
proprtion
expression stating two ratios are equal
conversion
ratio
formula
proprtion
equation used to understand the relationships between variables; rule for solving math problems
conversion
ratio
formula
proprtion
involving qualities, attributes properties, etc. rather than numerical measurements
qualitative
quantitative
count
inventory
