Math Talk - Name that Word
Give me the Formula!
Equivalency
Line 'em up, move 'em out! Decimals all day!
Ratios and Rates
100

The bottom number in a fraction

Denominator

100

Area of a square or rectangle

A = bh

100

Simplify the fraction 4/12  

1/3 

divide both numbers by 4 

100
Name a strategy for adding or subtracting decimals

Line the decimals up


100

There are 8 yellow skittles for every 16 red skittles in a bag. What is the ratio of yellow skittles to red skittles in each bag? Simplify as much as possible. 

1 yellow skittle : 2 red skittles

200

A letter that represents an unknown or varying quantity

Variable

200

Area of a parallelogram 

A = bh

200

Simplify the expression: 

4x + x2 + 5x2 - x

6x2 + 3x 

200

Name the whole number closest to 2.6

200

Concrete costs $40 for 5 pounds. What is the unit cost of concrete per pound?

$8 per pound 

300

A number that is multiplied by a variable (comes in front of the variable) 

Coefficient 

300

Area of a triangle 

A = bh ÷ 2

300

Simplify the expression: 

3(2x+ 6x - 5)

6x2 + 18x - 15

300

Find the sum of 2.35 and 4.2

without using a calculator

6.55

300

A car moves drives 210 miles in 3 hours. At the same rate, how far will it drive in 5 hours?

350 miles (at a rate of 70 miles per hour) 

400

What we use to isolate a variable

Inverse operations


400

Perimeter of a square using only one variable 

P = 4s 

400

Simplify the expression: 

7(2x +4y) - 6y

14x + 22y

400

Find the product of 6.2 and 4.15 

without using a calculator

25.73

400

It costs $46.80 to fill a 13-gallon gas tank. What is the price of 2 gallons of gas? 

$7.20 

500

A number that tells you how many times to use the base in repeated multiplication

Exponent 

500

Volume formula that uses only 2 variables

V = Bh

500

Simplify the expression:

x • x • x • x

x4

500

Find the quotient of 39 and 1.2

without using a calculator

32.5

500

What is the ratio of oranges to total fruit? Simplify as much as possible. 

1:3