Vocabulary 1
Absolute value
The distance a number is from zero on a number line. ALWAYS POSITIVE
Negative Numbers
Numbers less than 0.
Natural/Counting Numbers
Includes positive numbers
Simplify
to write an expression in a simpler form
Numerator
the top number in a fraction
Ascending
going up
Co-efficient
number in front of a variable
Fraction
part of a whole
Simplify
to write an expression in a simpler form
Percent
A ratio that compares a number to 100
Subset
A set contained with another set
Mixed Number
a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
Whole Numbers
Natural numbers ( counting numbers) and zero; 0, 1, 2, 3..
Opposite of a positive
Negative
Decending
going down
Opposite of a negative
Positive
Venn Diagram
A visual representation to show relationships between groups
Percent to Decimal
move decimal 2 places left
Integers
whole numbers and their opposites
Ratio
A comparison of two quantities by division
Denominator
the bottom number of a fraction
Proportion
An equation stating that two ratios are equal
Negative Numbers
Numbers less than 0.
Fraction to percent
divide numerator by denominator