Math Vocabulary
Evaluating Expressions
Writing Expressions
Real-World Situations
Interpreting Expressions
100

This math term means the result of adding numbers.

What is the sum?

100

Evaluate x + 5 when x = 7.

What is 12?

100

Write an expression for: “A number increased by 10.”

What is x + 10?

100

Julie scores 200 points, then gains 50 more points each round. Write an expression for her score after r rounds.

What is 200 + 50r

100

What does the expression x + 20 represent?

What is 20 more than a number?

200

This term means the result of multiplying numbers.

What is the product?

200

Evaluate 3x when x = 4.

What is 12?

200

Write an expression for: “A number decreased by 5.”

What is x − 5?

200

Kayla has $15 less than Toby. If t is Toby’s money, write an expression for Kayla’s money.

What is t − 15?

200

What does 90 − x represent if 90° is a right angle?

What is an angle less than 90 degrees?

300

This term means the result of dividing numbers.

What is the quotient?

300

Evaluate x − 9 when x = 15.

What is 6?

300

Write an expression for: “Ten times a number.”

What is 10x?

300

A rectangle’s length is 5.25 cm more than its width w. Write an expression for the length.

What is w + 5.25?

300

If 1/2h represents Yuna’s height and h is Eddie’s height, how are they related?

What is Yuna is half as tall as Eddie?

400

These are numbers that multiply to give another number.

What are factors?

400

Evaluate 2x + 6 when x = 5.

What is 16?

400

Write an expression for: “Fifteen dollars less than Toby’s money, t.”

What is t − 15?

400

Students are split into groups of 10. Write an expression for the number of groups if there are s students.

What is s ÷ 10

400

What does 175 − x represent in a situation with a total of 175 items?

What is the remaining amount after x is taken away?

500

In the expression 5x, this number tells how many times the variable is used.

What is the coefficient?

500

Evaluate 10 − x when x = 3.

What is 7?

500

Write an expression for: “The total points after adding 50 points each round, r times.

What is 50r?

500

Yuna pours 10 quarts of lemonade equally into c cups. Write an expression for how much lemonade is in each cup.

What is 10 ÷ c

500

Explain what x − 2.5 could represent in a real-world situation.

hat is 2.5 less than a number (such as money, weight, or time)?

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