6th Grade Academic Vocabulary - Math

Question 1

What is a number that is multiplied?

Accepted Answer

factor

Question 2

What is the greatest factor two numbers have in common?

Accepted Answer

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Question 3

What represents parts of a whole?

Accepted Answer

fraction

Question 4

value of a digit depending on its position in a number; ones, tens, hundreds, etc.

Accepted Answer

place value

Question 5

What is the product of two numbers?

Accepted Answer

multiple

Question 6

Fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator

Accepted Answer

improper fraction

Question 7

What is the lowest multiple shared by two or more numbers?

Accepted Answer

Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Question 8

Multiplicative inverse of a number; ex., the numerator and the denominator are switched

Accepted Answer

reciprocal

Question 9

Opposite operations that undo each other are ____________.

Accepted Answer

inverse operations

Question 10

What is the answer to a division problem?

Accepted Answer

quotient

Question 11

bottom number of fraction; total number of equal parts in the whole

Accepted Answer

denominator

Question 12

Distributing common factor does not change the value; Ex: 3(4 + x) = 12 + 3x - Which property?

Accepted Answer

distributive property

Question 13

combination of whole number and fraction

Accepted Answer

mixed number

Question 14

Top number of fraction; equal parts described by fraction

Accepted Answer

numerator

Question 15

What is the number by which the dividend is divided?

Accepted Answer

divisor

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