Math Vocabulary
a letter in math
variable
34 Which number is known as the base? And which number is known as the exponent?
3 is the base
4 is the exponent
Evaluate.
5 + 3(4-1)
14
3n + 4 n=3
13
2 + b(a2 + 4)
a=2 b=4
34
how to solve a problem...
does not have an equal sign
Expression
Write as a multiplication sentence.
23
2x2x2
Evaluate.
3(5) + 7
22
11 + 9k + 6n
k=2 n=3
47
The answer to a multiplication problem is called....
product
how to solve a problem...
DOES have an equal sign
Equation
Evaluate.
73
343
60/3 + 2
22
5[2(c-1) + d]
c=8 d=6
100
The answer to a division problem is called.....
quotient
This word starts with an "e" and means to solve a problem.
Evaluate
Evaluate.
52 + 4
29
(4 x 10 + 2 ) / 3
14
8s + 5m
s=4 m=10
82
The answer to an addition problem is called....
sum
a tiny number that tells you how many times to multiply a number by itself
Exponent
Evaluate.
43 x 2
128
( 30 x 2 ) - ( 6 - 5 ) x 3 + 2
59
4(x-y) + 2
x=7 y=1
26
List the order of operations!
Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiply/Divide, Add/Subtract