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Fractions

100

THIS IS THE NUMBER ON THE TOP OF A FRACTION

What is...

NUMERATOR?

200

THIS IS THE OPERATION PRESENT IN EVERY FRACTION

What is...

DIVISION?

300

THIS IS THE NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM OF A FRACTION

What is...

DENOMINATOR?

400

WHEN THE NUMERATOR IS GREATER THAN THE DENOMINATOR, THIS IS HOW THE FRACTION'S VALUE COMPARES TO 1

What is...

GREATER THAN?

500

WHEN THE NUMERATOR IS LESS THAN THE DENOMINATOR, THIS IS HOW THE FRACTION'S VALUE COMPARES TO ONE

What is...

LESS THAN?

Benchmarks

100

THIS IS THE DECIMAL EQUIVALENT OF ONE-HALF

What is...

0.5 ?

200

IF YOUR FAVORITE SHOES ARE ON SALE FOR 3/4 OFF, THIS IS THE PERCENT YOU WILL ACTUALLY PAY

What is...

25%?

300

THIS IS THE PERCENT EQUIVALENT OF 2/5

What is...

40%?

400

THIS IS THE DECIMAL VALUE OF 1/3

What is...

0.3333...?

500

THIS IS THE FRACTION EQUIVALENT TO 0.825 

What is...

7/8 ?

Rounding

100

THIS IS 13.25, ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TENTH

What is...

13.3 ?

200

THIS IS 4.09 ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TENTH

What is...

4.1?

300

WHEN DEALING WITH MONEY, THIS IS THE USUAL PLACE VALUE WE ROUND TO

What is...

THE TENTHS PLACE?

400

THIS IS THE VALUE OF PI, ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER

What is...

3?

500

THIS IS THE SUM OF 2.35 ROUNDED TO NEAREST WHOLE AND 4.52 ROUNDED TO NEAREST TENTH

What is...

6.5?

Shapes by Number of Sides

100

THREE

What is...

A TRIANGLE?

200

FOUR OF THE SAME WITH RIGHT ANGLES

What is...

A SQUARE?

300

FOUR, BUT ONLY ONE PAIR IS PARALLEL

What is...TRAPEZOID?

400

FIVE

What is...

A PENTAGON?

500

EIGHT

What is...

AN OCTAGON?

Measurement

100

THIS IS USED TO MEASURE ANGLES

What is...

DEGREE?

200

ONE METER IS EQUIVALENT TO THIS MANY CENTIMETERS

What is...

100?

300

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF QUARTS IN A GALLON

What is...

FOUR?

400

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF FEET IN A MILE

What is...

5,280?

500

THIS IS THE NUMBER OF SQUARE INCHES IN A SQUARE FOOT

What is...

144?