Vocabulary
What is a symbol that stands for an unknown number within an equation?
variable
What is an example of a variable?
A, B, C, x, y
What type of graph would you use to show someone's favorite food?
bar graph
What does this symbol mean?
<
less than
What is the ratio of boys to girls in our math class?
1 : 3
What is a math subject where letters and symbols are used to represent numbers in equations?
Algebra
What clue word tells us we need to add?
altogether
What type of graph would you use to show how much snow Fairport received over the winter months?
line graph
What does this symbol mean?
>
greater than
I have 2 bananas and 4 apples.
What is the ratio of bananas to apples?
2 : 4
What word describes two expressions that have the same value?
equal
What does the clue phrase "how many more" tell us to do?
subtract
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side axis)
What does this symbol mean?
≤
less than or equal to
What is the ratio of girls to students in our math class?
*Students = TOTAL
3 : 4
What is a picture that uses rectangular bars to compare different groups of things?
bar graph
What is the correct way to substitute for this equation?
A = 2
A + 4 = 6
2 + 4 = 6
What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis?
y-axis
What does this symbol mean?
≥
greater than or equal to
I have 3 bananas and 2 apples.
What is the ratio of apples to fruit?
*Hint: Fruit = bananas + apples
2 : 5
inequality
What is the correct way to substitute for this equation?
B = 2
4 - B = 2
4 - 2 = 2
What word tells us the steepness of a line on a line graph?
slope
1
Mrs. Adolfi has 3 cats and 1 dog.
What is the ratio of dogs to animals in Mrs. Adolfi's house?
*Hint: Animals = cats + dogs
1 : 4