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Chapters 4 + 5 Math in Focus vocabulary
vocabulary for chapters 4 + 5
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Mathematics
6th Grade
10/23/2012

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simplest form
Definition
a ratio whose terms are whole numbers and have no common factor other than 1
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reciprocals
Definition
two numbers whose product is 1
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term
Definition
the numbers or quantities that are being compared in a ratio
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greatest common factor
Definition
the common factor of two or more numbers that has the greatest value
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prime number
Definition
a counting number that has exactly two different factors, 1 and itself
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associative property
Definition
this states that the change in grouping of 3 or more addends or factors does not change their sum or product
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distributive property
Definition
this states that the product of a number and a sum is equal to the sum of the individual products of the addends and the number
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ratio
Definition
a comparison of 2 or more numbers or quantities. It describes the relative size of the numbers or quantities.
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least common multiple
Definition
the common multiple of two or more numbers that has the least value
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equivalent ratios
Definition
ratios that are of different forms, but have the same value when simplified
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Average Speed
Definition
the average distance traveled per unit time
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Rate
Definition
a ratio that compares two quantities with different units
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Speed
Definition
a special rate that expresses distance per unit time
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Unit rate
Definition
a ratio that compares a quantity to one unit of a different quantity
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