click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
6th Grade Week 6
Math vocab
Question | Answer |
---|---|
metric system | the system of measurement that includes gram, liter, and meter. |
percent | a ratio that compares a number to 100 |
proportion | an equation that shows that two ratios are equivalent. |
proportional | two ratios that simplify to the same ratio and have equal cross-products |
rate | a ratio that compares two numbers with different kinds of units (for example, gallons: hour, price: item, meters: second) |
quotient | The solution to a division problem. |
numerator | the number above the bar in a fraction; the part of the fraction that tells how many of the equal parts are being used. |
denominator | the number below the bar in a fraction; the part of the fraction that tells how many parts are in the whole |