Vocabulary
The single number term in an expression or equation.
CONSTANT
The difference between eight times a number and 7
8n - 7
Add
Subtract
(a + b)
Sum of a and b
4n=100
4 times what number is 100? n = 25
A mathematical statement that can be expressed in symbols, operations, letters and numbers
Expression
Seven fewer and triple a number
3n - 7
Divide
Multiply
(a - b)
The difference of a and b
45 + n = -5
45 plus what number is negative 5? n = -50
Expression 1 is equal to Expression 2
Equation
The sum of one half of a number and five
1/2n+5
Square Root
Square it! or Power of 2
48 is (4)(12)
48 is the product of 4 and 12
n - 35 = -34
What number minus 35 is negative 34? n = 1
Individual quantities of an expression (ex. 5x - 7 + x + 13)
Terms
The quotient of double a number and five
(2n)/5
N/2
Double it! or 2N
Five is the quotient of n and seven
5=n/7
50/n+2=12
50 divided by what number plus 2 is 12? n=5
When you simplify the expression from 5x - 7 + x + 13 to 6x + 6
The sum of the square of n and 10
n^2+10
Triple It!
Divide it by 3! or Multiply it by ONE-THIRD
(n-5)/3
The quotient of the difference of n and five, and three
0.09n+10=1
9 hundredths time what number plus ten is equal to 1? n=-100