Math Vocab
Linear Equations
Systems of Equations
Foundational Skills
Misc. Trivia
100

What is the name for the formula “y = mx + b”?

Slope-Intercept Form

100

What is the y-intercept of the following equation: y = 3x + 7

7

100

If 2x + y = 10 and x = 3, what is y?

y = 4

100

Are the following two expressions equal?

14 - -13

-9 ⋅ 3

No,

14 - -13 = 27

-9 ⋅ 3 = -27

100

What is the name of the principal of John Dewey High School?

Ms. Heather Adelle

200

What math operation goes with the term “quotient”?

division

200

What is the slope of the equation y - 8 = 6(x - 5)?

m = 6

200

Solve: y = 4 + x ; y = 2x - 8

(12, 16)

200

Write a fraction that is equivalent to 4/7, that is not 4/7

(any equivalent answer will do)

200

What are the two Major League New York Baseball Teams?

The New York Mets and the New York Yankees

300

What is the name of the number in front of a variable?

Coefficient

300

Which two of the following lines are parallel?

y = 4x + 4

y = 4x + 6

y = 6x + 4

y = 4x + 4 and y = 4x + 6

300

If y = 14 - x and y - x = 28, what is x?

x = -7

300

Simplify: -5 + (9 - 8*0)

4

300

What is the best-selling video game of all time?

Minecraft

400

What two things do like terms have in common?

Like terms have the same variable and the same exponent. (Integers are also like terms.)

400

Write the equation of a line parallel to y = 4x - 35

y = 4x + #

400

Solve: 3x + 4y = 40; y = x + 3

(4, 7)

400

Simplify into standard form for polynomials: 5x - y + y2 + 8x

y2 - y + 13x

400

What are the five boroughs of NYC?

Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

500

How is the first phrase different from the second phrase?

“the difference of x and y”
and
“x less than y”

"Difference": x-y

"Less than": y-x

500

Rewrite the following equation in slope-intercept form: y + 3 = 8(x - ½)

y = 8x - 7

500

If 3x + 5y = 13 and 2y = 3x + 1, what is the value of x + y?

x + y = 3

(x = 1, y = 2)

500

Simplify the expression using exponents: m * m * m + y * y

m+ y2

500

What was the number of the main character in Squid Game (Gi Hun)?

456

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