MED 118: CHAPTER 51. AN ULTIMATE A+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS BREAKDOWN
Decimal
Numbers that are expressed as a fraction of a part using 10 as its base number; it also
refers to the period used to separate a whole number from a fraction, as in 10.2,
otherwise read as "ten and two-tenths"
denominator
the bottom number of a fraction
dividend
the results of dividing one number by another
divisor
the number used to divide into another number
extremes
the highest or lowest level of a math function on an interval
fraction
a numerical expression of the number of portions of a whole b using the number of
portion of the designated whole number, as in 1/8 or "one-eighth"
improper fraction
a fraction where the numerator (top #) is greater than or equal to the denominator
(bottom #)
means
The average that is derived by adding up all the values of a given series and dividing by
the number of values
metric system
a system of measurements that uses the base function of 10
mixed fraction
a whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed" number
numerator
the top number in a fraction
percentage
, Rate or proportion of each hundred
product
The result of multiplying two or more numbers together.
proportion
another way of saying fraction
ratio
shows the relative sizes of two or more values
What units are in the Metric System
Grams
Liter
Meter
What does gram measure
mass or weight
what does liter measure
volume of a liquid
what does meter measure
Length or size
What units are in the household measures
drop
teaspoon/tablespoon
ounce (fluid)
cup
pint
quart
ounce (weight)
pound
What does Micro mean
1/1000000 of a unit or 0.000001
What does milli mean
1/1000 or 0.001
what does centi mean
AND ANSWERS BREAKDOWN
Decimal
Numbers that are expressed as a fraction of a part using 10 as its base number; it also
refers to the period used to separate a whole number from a fraction, as in 10.2,
otherwise read as "ten and two-tenths"
denominator
the bottom number of a fraction
dividend
the results of dividing one number by another
divisor
the number used to divide into another number
extremes
the highest or lowest level of a math function on an interval
fraction
a numerical expression of the number of portions of a whole b using the number of
portion of the designated whole number, as in 1/8 or "one-eighth"
improper fraction
a fraction where the numerator (top #) is greater than or equal to the denominator
(bottom #)
means
The average that is derived by adding up all the values of a given series and dividing by
the number of values
metric system
a system of measurements that uses the base function of 10
mixed fraction
a whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed" number
numerator
the top number in a fraction
percentage
, Rate or proportion of each hundred
product
The result of multiplying two or more numbers together.
proportion
another way of saying fraction
ratio
shows the relative sizes of two or more values
What units are in the Metric System
Grams
Liter
Meter
What does gram measure
mass or weight
what does liter measure
volume of a liquid
what does meter measure
Length or size
What units are in the household measures
drop
teaspoon/tablespoon
ounce (fluid)
cup
pint
quart
ounce (weight)
pound
What does Micro mean
1/1000000 of a unit or 0.000001
What does milli mean
1/1000 or 0.001
what does centi mean
