The number system
The distance a number is from 0 on the number line
Absolute value
The number or variable used to multiply a variable in a term, in the example 3x +5, it is the 3
Coefficient
A ratio comparing an amount to one
Unit rate
In a rectangle, it is equal to length x width
Area
A factor that two or more numbers have in common
Common factor
A statement using an equal sign showing that two expressions have the same value
Equation
Two equal ratios, or comparing equivalent fractions
Proportion
A color that ends in -urple
Purple
Non-repeating, non-terminating decimals
Irrational numbers
The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.
A x (B + C) = AB + AC
Distributive Property
A percentage of sales paid to a salesperson
Commission
In a square, it is equal to 4 times the length of each side
Perimeter
The whole numbers and their opposites
Integers
A statement that two values are not equal
Inequality
Same as unit rate, or the rate at which two sets of numbers change
Constant of proportionality
Can be written as 1 in :5 mi, 1 in= 5 mi, or 1/5 and describes how a scale model is related to the original object
Scale
The number obtained by dividing one quantity by another
Quotient
A symbol that stands for an unknown number
Variable
Comparison of two quantities
Ratio
The constant of proportionality that tells you how many times smaller or larger an object is that is proportional to another object. Can be found using scale.
Scale factor