x - 4 = 0
What is, x equals 4
an expression is missing this symbol
what is an equal sign
How you read this symbol ">"
what is greater than
two expressions separated by an equal sign
brackets, parentheses, and braces
what is grouping
[548 - 8] + 8 = y
What is, y equals 548
when writing expressions, we don't use "x" to multiply anymore... Instead we use this operator symbol
what is dot (a dot) or asterisk
the way this symbol is read >
What is greater than or equal to
a letter that very easily represents an unknown or changing number
what is a variable
The "M" in GEMS, PEMDAS, and BEDMAS
what is multiplication
33/3 = 5 + h
what is, h equals 6
Not related to just expressions, but rather math in general.
And I've repeated often... "math is ..."
messy!
In this inequality statement, the symbol is read as
546 - 45 < 100 * 5
what is less than
Quick! the result of dividing
what is quotient
the "E" in GEMS, PEMDAS, and BEDMAS
what are exponents
3(48 - 41) = n
what is, n equals 21
the number of terms in this expression
5 + 11y - 4z - 20x + ab
what is 5
The one symbol you'll never see in an inequality, though it might be hinted that "it" is possible with the underline > <
This term is the name for the smaller parts of an expression
what is term
Not really represented in GEMS, division is just a series of these two operations anyway...
what is multiplication and subtraction
2{2[3-2]}=m
what is, m equals 4
Evaluating an expression occurs when you replace a variable with this, which can change based on the information provided
what is a number
the term used to call two expressions not equal
what is an inequality
this is the name of the "number" that cozies up right in front of a variable which results in multiplying the two
what is a coefficient
addition and subtraction are this step GEMS, but subtraction is used for the acronym.
what is the last step