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Unit 1
Comaring and Ordering Positive Rational Numbers
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Mathematics
7th Grade
08/25/2010

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Term
ascending
Definition
going from smallest to largest
Term
decimals
Definition
a number form that is used to express a part of a whole; for example, .67 shows 67/100 of a whole
Term
positive rational number
Definition

a positive number that can be written as the quotient of two integers, where the divisor is NOT 0;

2/5, 0.3, 6, 3 1/2

Term
percents
Definition

a number form represented by a ratio that compares a number to 100

25/100 = 25%

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improper fraction
Definition

a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator

9/2, 78/4, 43/3

Term
mixed numbers
Definition

a value formed by combining a whole number with a fraction; represents a whole plus part of another whole

2 3/4, 8 5/6

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descending
Definition
from largest to smallest
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integers
Definition

set of positive whole numbers, their opposites, and 0

4, -4, 0

Term
fractions
Definition

a value represented by a numerator and a denominator;

denominator = number of parts in the whole

numerator = number of a particular set of pieces

1/2, 7/8, 12,19

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opposite numbers
Definition

number that are the same distance from 0

-9 and 9

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absolute value
Definition

distance a number is from zero;

always positive

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equivalent fractions
Definition

fractions that are equal;

3/4 = 12/16

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terminating decimal
Definition

decimal numbers that STOP;

1.2, .1896

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repeating decimal
Definition

decimal number that does not stop;

represented by a decimal number with a bar over it

 

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