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place value |
the position of a digit in a number that is used to determine the value of the digit e.g. (5,612) |
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decimals |
are numbers between zero and one e.g .5 = five tenths |
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tenths place |
one place to the right of the decimal place (.3) |
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hundreths place |
two places to the right of the decimal (.030) |
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thousandths place |
three places to the right of the decimal place (.003) |
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prime number |
is a whole number greater then 1 that has exactly two factors, one and itself (7,11,29) |
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composite number |
is a whole number greater then 1 that has more then two factors (9,12,30) |
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prime factorization |
expressing a composite number as the product of prime numbers (a foctor tree can be used to find prime factorization) |
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factor trees |
diagrams used to find factors |